Film Review: Seduced and Abandoned (2014)
by‘I look back on my life and its 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s…
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Film Review: The Double (2013)
byRichard Ayoade is best known for his absurdist character humour in television shows like The IT Crowd and The Mighty Boosh. However his second…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2012)
byIt is an anxious experience watching theatre live in a cinema. When you consider it, there are about 80 thousand people looking on from…
Film Review: Marley (2012)
byA feature length documentary tracing the rise of arguably Jamacia’s most successful cultural export, Marley is a languid exploration of the life and music…
Film Review: Margaret (2011)
byIt’s difficult to talk about a film such as Margaret without discussing its troubled production history. The second feature by writer/director Kenneth Lonergan, Margaret…
Review: Company (2011)
by“Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company! No strings, good times, room hums, company!” The masterful lyrics of Stephen Sondheim‘s Company simply speak for…
Review: The Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Live in HD
byClassical ballet is brought to the big screen thanks to the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and Sharmill Films. The second of four live performances…
MTC’s Richard III Review
byIn a special piece here, Film Blerg’s James Madden reviews MTC’s production of Richard III. This last Saturday, I attended the final performance of…