Film Review: First Girl I Loved (2016)
In the current cinematic climate there have been leaps and bounds made in the field of LGBTQI cinema. Who could have predicted ten years ago…
Film Review: Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
It’s been ten years – yes, an entire decade has gone by! – since the world first got a glimpse of what was to…
Film Review: McLaren (2017)
Even if you’re not a fan of Formula 1, it’s very likely that the name ‘McLaren’ is instantly recognisable simply by osmosis. Apart from…
Film Review: A Quiet Passion (2016)
Written and directed by one of Britain’s most acclaimed directors, A Quiet Passion sees Terence Davies return by bringing the life of none other…
Film Review: Hotel Coolgardie (2016)
It’s a simple set up. Two backpackers, Lina and Steph from Finland, find a job through an agency as the barmaids at the hotel…
Film Review: Graduation (2016)
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has only made five feature films, but in that time he’s won nearly every major award at Cannes, conquered his…
Review: National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)
Written at the mid-point of his career Twelfth Night (or, What you Will) is arguably the standout best comedy that Shakespeare ever wrote. Adapted…
Film Review: David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)
David Lynch: The Art Life is everything that the filmgoing community has come to expect from the strange and beautiful mind of its subject…
Review: National Theatre Life: Amadeus (2016)
‘Amadeus’ means ‘love of God’. It’s interpreted in a few ways but in this context it would mean ‘beloved of the Almighty’; the big…
Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
At some point there must have been a very strange series of meetings that took place in a back room of Marvel studios. Despite…