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Diego Maradona – movie review

This is the third feature length documentary from Oscar winning director Asif Kapadia, who previously gave us the superb, well-researched…

Fifty Words (Lab Theatre) – theatre review

Marriage is hard work. How often have you heard that? Well, the subject is given a working-over in American playwright…

The Keeper – movie review

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.":…

The Young King (Slingsby) – theatre review

Slingsby’s production of Oscar Wilde’s The Young King (adapted for the stage by Nicki Bloom) is a deceptively simple but…

Defend, Conserve, Protect – movie review

Anger was my overwhelming emotion while watching this passionate, moving documentary about the barbaric Japanese practice of slaying defenceless whales…

Ghosts (The Curators) – theatre review

The Curators’ homage to great Norwegian playwright Henrick Ibsen’s controversial Ghosts is innovative from even the initial moments. Smoke haze…

This Wide Night (Green Light Theatre) – theatre review

This Wide Night deals with the trials and tribulations of a couple of ex-cons – former cell mates – from…

Shakespeare in Love (MTC) – theatre review

Slapstick humour and pantomime feature in MTC’s version of Shakespeare in Love. Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall, with…

Amimas (Netflix) – streaming review

Ánimas certainly isn’t an easy film. It also takes a while before you realize what’s actually going on. The film…

A Room of One’s Own (Sentient Theatre) – theatre review

In 1929, Virginia Woolf reflected on the treatment of women in general and female authors in particular. Her searing essay,…