Film Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 28 November 2017 With filmmakers hungry to find their place in Christmas culture tradition, it’s inevitable that the…
Charles Dickens
Film Review: The Invisible Woman (2013)
byWritten by Sam Zagame Originally published 15 April 2014 It certainly was the best of times for Charles Dickens but it was undoubtedly the…
Film Review: Great Expectations (2012)
byAs the 19th Century’s most accomplished writer of soap fiction, one of the keys to Charles Dickens’ longevity has been his ability to create a likeable hero. More impressively, he also possessed an uncanny ability to weave almost every aspect of society into a coherent storyline, gentlemen’s clubs, gaolers, average Joes and all.
Review: National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2012)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 30 January 2013 It is an anxious experience watching theatre live in a cinema. When you consider it,…
12 Days of Christmas Films: The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 16 December 2011 Blending classical literature with Jim Henson’s Muppets could have only ever been destined to succeed.