Film Review: Office Christmas Party (2016)
byBuoyed by the increasing cult status of such classic Christmas fair as Elf, Die Hard and Love, Actually (many screenings of such films in…
current theatrical release
Film Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
byIf you haven’t understood the appeal of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by the age of twelve, you’ve probably missed the boat. The teenage bit…
Film Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
byThere aren’t many films for which I smile at the mere thought of them. It’s just so rare to find a comedy that hits…
Film Review: Highly Strung (2015)
byScott Hicks cemented his name on the film scene when he directed Geoffrey Rush as the manic pianist David Helfgott in the Oscar winning…
Film Review: Gods of Egypt (2016)
byAnother reviewer has described Alex Proyas’s Gods of Egypt as ‘one hot mess’, and that would seem to be a fairly accurate description. With…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2015)
byTaking the now common route of casting a male in the role of Lady Bracknell, Adrian Noble directs his own version of Oscar Wilde’s…
Film Review: Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
byNote: This film contains traces of Adam Sandler. I feel it’s only good courtesy to point this out to anyone above the age of…
Review: National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015)
by…Let me speak to the yet unknowing world How these things came about: so shall you hear Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, Of…
Film Review: Macbeth (2015)
byAdaptations of William Shakespeare‘s plays are often reduced to the colourful melodramatics that The Bard’s writing exudes. A familiar stage setting brings the wordplay and character dynamics…
Film Review: The Intern (2015)
byNancy Meyers (It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give) is an admirable filmmaker, even if you don’t particularly like her films. She champions an older demographic…