There’s never been an unconventional anti-hero quite like Deadpool, who wears a silly red bodysuit and full face mask. If you thought Robert Downey Jr. was his own man in Iron Man, you ain’t seen nothing yet. An inveterate chatterer with attitude, Deadpool’s trademark irreverence will make him much loved among those who clamour to…
Ice Cube (22 Jump Street) and Kevin Hart (Get Hard) are back for a second dose of lowbrow comedy. In the original, which came out in early 2014, fast-talking security guard Ben Barber (Hart), newly accepted into the police academy, joined James Payton (Cube) – a taciturn, quick-tempered Atlanta police detective – in patrolling the…
The current grande dames of comedy, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, re-unite for Sisters, a comedy about taking things just that bit too far. Each of course had individual success on television (Fey on 30 Rock and Poehler on Parks and Recreation) but their movie output together has been sporadic (Mean Girls and Baby Mama…
As a dancer, actor, choreographer and director, Jason Coleman is clearly a man of many talents. Remember, he was the one who choreographed the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2000 Olympics. After his last show, Spiegelicious, took to the road in 2015 it became clear to him that he needed a bigger venue. That’s…
Giggles from littlies and laughter and hand clapping from adults are what greet a strongly visual and athletic mime artist – the pianist – whose specialty is piano playing … although in his hour-long show he hardly tickles the ivories. Instead, he is intent on making a grand entrance, positioning himself and his sheet music…
Outside of the first two films in Edgar Wright’s so-called Cornetto Trilogy, Simon Pegg’s film career has probably seen more misses than hits. He recently redeemed his reputation with roles in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and the romantic comedy Man Up, although the latter’s success was due more to the superb chemistry he shared with…
Three years ago we were introduced to Drac and the gang in Hotel Transylvania, a fun filled animated comedy about vampires, monsters and freaks. It was a story about a father and daughter, but as director Genndy Tartakovsky put it, it was just that the father happened to have been Dracula. The filmmakers did a terrific…
If you want to have a laugh and a bit of fun in the frenzied days leading into the festive season look no further than the latest offering at The Owl and Cat Theatre. After Party was written by Michael Thebridge, his first produced play, and is skilfully directed by Gabrielle Savrone. It is the…
Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, RocknRolla) is at the helm of this fresh take on the popular TV series, which ran for four seasons from 1964 to ’68. Set against the backdrop of the early ‘60s, at the height of the Cold War, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. centres on CIA agent…
Is it a plane? Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No, it’s just an ordinary guy named Scott Lang (Rudd Paul) who stole from some millionaires in a digital, Robin Hood-like way in the past and who can transform into a superhero the size of an ant by using a high-tech suit. This suit…
