Film Review: Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
They’re back, pitches! After the success of television’s Glee and 2012’s Pitch Perfect, choirs and acapella groups have moved from their lowly position on…
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Film Review: National Theatre Live – A View from the Bridge (2014)
A View from the Bridge is the recent production from London’s young Vic theatre, beamed across the globes as part of the National Theatre…
Film Review: Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Clouds of Sils Maria is a film of layers – layers of stories and experiences. Written and directed by Olivier Assayas, the film has…
Film Review: Unfriended (2014)
In the screen and social media fixated world of 2015, Unfriended fits in quite snug. Set place entirely on browser, Skype, messenger and desktop, this…
TV Recap: Silicon Valley, S02E04, The Lady
The major criticism of Silicon Valley in its first season was the lack of strong female characters in the cast. It could be argued…
Film Review: Ex Machina (2015)
A great many science fiction stories have wrestled with the idea of artificial intelligence. In the case of the recent Battlestar Galactica reboot, and…
TV Recap: Louie, S05E04, Bobby’s House
Louie often achieves what you might think is physically impossible – leaving you open-mouthed and laughing at the same time. It’s also a show…
TV Recap: Orphan Black, S03E02, “Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis”
In episode two we have a little more plot development, a little more weirdness and a farewell of sorts. In season two we were…
Film Review: Boychoir (2014)
There’s something very cold about classical choirs. Is it the discipline? The lack of warmth in the traditional venues they perform in? Or the…
TV Recap: Silicon Valley, S02E03, Bad Money
Sometimes in business it’s not about the numbers or the metrics, about what looks safe or right, or about what should be done. It’s…