THEATRE REVIEW: Cinderella 2: I Married A Numpty
2021-12-07
It’s been a long time since I’ve been at the panto, but I don’t remember them being as fun asContinue Reading
JAZZ REVIEW: Georgia Cécile @ Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
2021-11-27
It’s not every day you receive a phone call from Gregory Porter. And it’s not every day you’re invited toContinue Reading
JAZZ REVIEW: Kurt Elling – Apparition Bridge
2021-11-21
To say that Tommy Smith and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s latest collaboration with the two-time Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt EllingContinue Reading
JAZZ ALBUM REVIEW: Mads Mathias – I’m All Ears
2021-11-04
Danish jazz vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mads Mathias writes on his website that he decided early on not to compromise,Continue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: An Unexpected Hiccup @ Edinburgh Capital Theatres’ Studio
2021-10-28
A chandelier hovers precariously over a half moon table. Before which stand six closed doors. What are they concealing? WhereContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: The Last Duel (2021)
2021-10-20
There’s a wealth of talent involved in this epic set in Medieval France but it never really takes off. It’sContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: No Time to Die (2021)
2021-10-19
This is the Bond film that takes the character full circle, from slick, semi-psychopathic secret service agent to a realContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
2021-04-15
A masterpiece in terms of special effects involving two of the greatest trilogies that cinemas have ever seen, Kong andContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: The Father (2020)
2021-04-06
The year 2020 has been craved by a new virus which changed our lives, but there are many other illnessesContinue Reading
FILM REVIEW: Anne with an E (TV Series 2017–2019)
2021-04-06
Anne’s story is based on the 1908 novels Anne of Green Gables by Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. Her adaptationContinue Reading
REVIEW: Ali Affleck, Brian Kellock and Enrico Tomasso at Aberdeen Jazz Festival
2021-03-30
Given the tumultuous events of the past year, you’d be forgiven for looking through a glass darkly. And the prospectContinue Reading
AUDIO PLAY REVIEW: Angela by Mark Ravenhill
2021-03-26
“The restaurant industry in the UK is in real trouble,” wrote David Greig at the start of the pandemic. “ButContinue Reading
Coming 2 America (2021)
2021-03-10
It’s funny to think that the last film I reviewed was Bill and Ted Face the Music, a sequel thatContinue Reading
TV THEATRE REVIEW: Adam (2021)
2021-03-07
The Egyptian city from which the effervescent Adam Kashmiry hails boasts a mermaid as its civic symbol: part girl, partContinue Reading