Say Hello to Halo-Halo
For the first time in a long time, I had the moment. That moment. Where you’re lying in bed hours…
From “La La Land” to the stars – “First Man” shows Chazelle’s stellar quality
“We need to fail. We need to fail down here, so we don’t fail up there”, says Ryan Gosling’s Neil…
Magic, Marvel and Matilda: Musings around Musicals
A conversation about Matilda: the Musical, and how I bullied my friends into ditching dinner plans and working with me.…
“A Star Is Born”: A Tale of Two Artists
A Star is Born’s fourth incarnation brings revelations from both Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in his directorial debut. A…
King Lear for the Theatrically Illiterate: Thoughts on Ian McKellen, Dementia and Special Effects
Walking into the Duke of York Theatre, I knew exactly two things about Shakespeare’s famous tragedy: that the plot was…
Explore The London Film Festival, At Your Own Risk
My relationship with The London Film Festival so far has been complicated by the fact that some films have impressed…
The Bizarre Bill Murray Sightings
“And no-one will ever believe you,” Bill Murray might quip after unexpectedly dropping into your life to create an everlasting…
Don’t Tell Me “Black Doesn’t Sell”
Hollywood has often associated placing black talent at the forefront of major studio releases with an apparent risk of hampering…
“Joy”: Misery Is An Inescapable Cycle
Writer-director Sudabeh Mortezai’s exploration of Nigerian sex workers in Vienna is an inevitably tough watch, bereft almost entirely of what…
Who Run The World? Girls. Six Girls.
Six is a spectacle in every way – perfect cast, sublime score, and the atmosphere is electric. New, successful and…
