Film Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
byWith filmmakers hungry to find their place in Christmas culture tradition, it’s inevitable that the masses will be force-fed platters upon platters of festive…
Charles Dickens
Film Review: The Invisible Woman (2013)
byIt certainly was the best of times for Charles Dickens but it was undoubtedly the worst of times for others. In his second film…
Film Review: Great Expectations (2012)
byAs the 19th Century’s most accomplished writer of soap fiction, one of the keys to Charles Dickens’ longevity has been his ability to create a likeable hero. More impressively, he also possessed an uncanny ability to weave almost every aspect of society into a coherent storyline, gentlemen’s clubs, gaolers, average Joes and all.
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…
12 Days of Christmas Films: The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992)
byBlending classical literature with Jim Henson’s Muppets could have only ever been destined to succeed.