Film Review: Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Charlie Day must have had sore palms by the end of filming Horrible Bosses 2. So many high fives. Whether…
Film Review: The One I Love (2014)
Having followed Elizabeth Moss riding the countless bumps of 1960s gender inequality over seven seasons of Mad Men, seeing her in contemporary garb is a little strange….
Film Review: My Old Lady (2014)
There are few cities that throw up as much dramatic inspiration as Paris. In Israel Horovitz’s My Old Lady, it is a quirk of real estate…
Film Review: Force Majeure (2014)
Force Majeure is certainly a loaded term. French in origin, it denotes a ‘superior force’, one out of human control. It is, in fact,…
Film Review: Dracula Untold (2014)
Back-stories are tough. They can be done, but normally, when you’re messing with classic literature, it’s best to steer clear, regardless of your historical…
Lavazza Italian Film Festival Launch Summary and Film Review: The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival is upon us again. For those of you not in the know, when considering the wealth of film festivals…
Film Review: Postman Pat (2014)
For a post office branch that presumably only employs one roving postman, the vast warehouse that is Greendale Post Office does seem a little…
Film Review: Some Velvet Morning (2014)
For anyone considering going to see Some Velvet Morning, there’s one thing you should know: you mustn’t leave the room until the credits roll….
Film Review: Still Life (2014)
‘If there’s no one there, no one cares.’ It’s the kind of flippant remark from the new council manager that case worker John May…
Review: National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
Striding on stage at the National Theatre in Sam Mendes‘s new staging of Shakespeare‘s King Lear, Simon Russell Beale’s Lear appears at first shorter than the playwright might…