Film Review: Aquarius (2016)
Clara is many things: a retired music critic, a widow, a cancer survivor, a mother to three adult children. Now she is a stumbling…
Film Review: xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
‘Kick some ass, get the girl, and try to look dope while you’re doing it.’ You have to hand it to xXx; it certainly…
Film Review: Assassin’s Creed (2016)
After finding success with the cold-blooded Snowtown and blood-stained Macbeth, Australian director Justin Kurzel has found himself on a very fertile career path. But…
Film Review: Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
Few people dispute that Red Dog was a great yarn, but it was also a huge surprise. Home-grown family movies are a rare breed,…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
Such a display of cynicism has rarely been seen on stage as that in Rufus Norris‘ staging of Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera. Its…
Film Review: Moscow Never Sleeps (2015)
Just as short-story collections have become the go-to book release for the author having a quiet year, we have seen the multi-narrative tale of…
Film Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Since his last cinematic appearance in 2012, Jack Reacher has been drifting. His favourite place these days seems to be walking along dilapidated roads…
Film Review: Where Am I Going? (2016)
Knowing how loathe most people are to celebrate stereotypes of their own nationalities, I’m hesitant to vouch for how much truth is contained in…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea (2016)
In post-WWII London, Hester Collyer (Helen McCrory) is the wife of a barrister-turned-high court judge. But she wouldn’t say as much. She couldn’t say…
Film Review: Snowden (2016)
Roughly two years have passed since Laura Poitras released her documentary Citizen Four. That first-hand account of her meetings with NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden…