Released earlier this year, Snowpiercer brings to television and to Netflix an adaptation of the 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob. Fans might recognise the name from a film released in 2013 featuring Chris Evans and written by Bong Joon-ho, the latter of which executive produced this new series for television. Much... Continue Reading →
King Lear -Duke of Yorks Theatre review
Following a sold-out run in Chichester, Jonathan Munby’s hit revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘King Lear’, has taken the West End Duke of York’s Theatre by storm. The star-filled cast led by an undisputed legend of Shakespeare’s works, Sir Ian McKellen, takes the audience into a broken and militarised kingdom of broken family ties, epic storms,... Continue Reading →
Sh!t Theatre DollyWould, more like I Would
Sh!t Theatre are back with their self-proclaimed “Mainstream crossover hit” DollyWould. After the immense success of Letters To Windsor House, Sh!t Theatre’s fame only increases with a sold out and critically acclaimed run of DollyWould at the Edinbrugh Fringe Festival. Seeing this show in another sold out run at Camden People’s Theatre was as a... Continue Reading →
Stephen King’s It, Horror Film of the Year?
Opening in the UK on the 8th of September well before horror season truly starts, I predict ‘It’ will be the horror film of the year. One of my most anticipated films of the year ‘It’ is set to break horror box office records and the box office record for a September opening weekend. The... Continue Reading →
The Dark Tower a Disappointed Review
My Friday film this week took the shape of The Dark Tower. The adaptation by Nickolaj Arcel features Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. The film flips between worlds names Keystone Earth and Midworld as characters attempt to save the mysterious Tower. I was not very excited for this film after seeing the trailer, however many... Continue Reading →
Annabelle: Creation, How I Knew I was a Wimp
Annabelle: Creation, another instalment in the Conjuring and Annabelle franchise created by director David F. Stanburg was released August 11th. After the success of the other films, the winning formula for creating fear is put to work once again. However it may seem that this formula is becoming tired, as many find this film boring... Continue Reading →
Atomic Blonde Spoiler Free Review
The summer is coming to a close with mystery thriller Atomic Blonde featuring Charlize Theron in lead role as Lorrain Broughton a British spy sent to West Berlin to recover some important information. Based on the graphic novel series The Coldest City the film is created by John Wick director David Leitch. Highly hyped up... Continue Reading →
Angels in America Review: is Garfield really that good?
Going to see these shows as part of the National Theatre Live scheme allowed me to be part of one of the most talked about experiences of the summer. Angels In America by Tony Kushner and directed my Marianne Elliot has been the plays of the summer to go see, they detail the AIDs epidemic... Continue Reading →
It Comes At Night Review
Terry Shults’ suspenseful horror It Comes At Night revolves around a family in their efforts to stay alive and safe in a world ravaged by a mysterious disease. The film has been met with many good critical reviews despite it being advertised very little and having a limited release. This description led me to be... Continue Reading →
Spoiler-free Spiderman: Homecoming Review
The Marvel universe returns in summer blockbuster Spiderman: Homecoming. Following a preview of the character last year in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland’s Spiderman really comes into his own this year in the solo feature film. The film centres around Peter Parker learning to be superhero and fighting the big guys against the wishes... Continue Reading →