Review: National Theatre Live: All My Sons (2019)
byWritten in 1947, barely two years after the Second World War came to its fateful end, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons remains one of…
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Film Review: Never Look Away (2018)
byTake a glance over a biography of German artist Gerhard Richter and you can understand how writer-director Florian Henckel von Donnersmark might have been dazzled…
Film Review: Tolkien (2019)
byAfter watching Tolkien, one wonders what the estate of the famed writer – which strongly distanced itself from the biopic by Danish director Dome…
Film Review: Wild Rose (2018)
byThere’s no shortage of rags-to-riches musical films. We’ve seen these story beats many times before, yet it’s hard to think of a film that…
Film Review: Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
byLazzaro (Adriano Tardiolo) shouldn’t be as content as he is. He is exploited by just about everyone he knows — all the way from…
Film Review: Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
byAsterix first appeared in the French-Belgian magazine Pilote in 1958, meaning this large nosed Gaul has been charming audiences for over sixty years. Every…
Film Review: Rocketman (2019)
byIn today’s culture of streaming and downloading, not having to leave your house to get new music, it’s hard to imagine someone selling more…
Film Review: The Reports on Sarah & Saleem (2018)
byCan any film made about the Israel/Palestine divide remain unpolitical? When one of the greatest ethical dilemmas in the world serves as backdrop for…
Film Review: Aladdin (2019)
byFew things got me as excited as seeing the 2019 Disney release schedule which consisted of the following: Mary Poppins Returns, Captain Marvel, Dumbo,…
Review: National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019)
byJoseph L Mankiewicz’s All About Eve was an instant classic upon its release in October 1950. Sixty-nine years on, it remains as relevant as…