We Need More Nights of “Twelfth Night”
Shipwrecked twins parted at sea. A duke scorned by the woman he pursues. A young woman in disguise, unable to…
“The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” Dazzles A Second Time
Having stacked up eight Emmys, three Golden Globes and five Critics’ Choice Awards, it’s frustrating that people still need to…
“The Mule” – An elderly Clint Eastwood carries this tale of regret and redemption
Much like Clint Eastwood’s directing career, the script of his thirty-seventh film, The Mule, takes delightfully unexpected turns. Every time…
Gay All Your Love On Me
Why Mamma Mia’s gay appeal runs deeper than shirtless guys and sequins I was raised on ABBA’s music. My parents…
Oscar nominee Hirokazu Koreeda is bringing Dickens to 2019. We need it.
Hirokazu Koreeda is a busy man – and, recently, a very successful one. In the last six years the arthouse…
Crime and ‘You’
Another Netflix controversy Last year, Netflix’s show 13 Reasons Why caused public anxiety about the risk of a suicide contagion…
Visual marvel “Alita: Battle Angel” throws everything but the kitchen sink
Having owned the adaptation rights to Alita: Battle Angel for decades, producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez have finally…
“Everyone loves you. Become a party politician and everyone will hate you”
A review of I’m Not Running Considering the current political climate of the past few weeks (or months? Years?), it seems strange…
“Nina” – a careful but lacklustre addition to Lesbian exploration in cinema
Nina and Wojtek are a long-married couple hoping to become parents. This familiar story is ruptured by the entrance of…
The Unlikely Epics
“Lawrence of Arabia”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Star Wars” are amongst the most famous examples of epics. Even if…
