Bravo Figaro
Mark Thomas – Bravo Figaro – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton – March 24, 2013 Perhaps the most telling line in Mark Thomas’ performance of Bravo Figaro is the one least related to the story he is trying to tell. In fact,… Continue Reading
Reviews
An Evening With Rich Hall
An Evening With Rich Hall – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton – March 17, 2013 Rich Hall is a veteran of both the US and UK comedy circuits and, having married a British woman, he splits his time between London and his… Continue Reading
Parker
My feelings about Jason Statham are similar to those I hold for Mark Wahlberg – there is something about him as a screen presence that holds the attention. His films may not be the greatest but they are usually entertaining… Continue Reading
Side Effects
It’s difficult to take Steven Soderbergh seriously when he says that he is retiring from making films. Side Effects is his 10th movie since 2006, an absolutely phenomenal rate of production, and his last 4 films have represented perhaps his… Continue Reading
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas, the book, is brilliant. Cloud Atlas, the film, is insane. And brilliant. Possibly displaying a brilliance beyond that of the book. I don’t really have any concept of where to start in talking about this film, there’s so… Continue Reading
Arbitrage
In the last few years the men and women involved in high finance have taken a battering, and rightly so. Because of their demonisation, we rarely consider these people human, but that’s exactly what debut writer/director Nicholas Jarecki and veteran… Continue Reading
Stoker
Stoker is an interesting film in many ways. It has unusual rhythms and beats and often leaves you a) slightly disconcerted and b) unsure of what direction it is going to head in. If you ask me, these are all… Continue Reading
Days of Heaven
When I saw Days of Heaven was playing for one show only I had to get along and see it, for two reasons: 1. It was the only Malick film I hadn’t seen and 2. To wash the bad taste… Continue Reading
Broken City
Broken City is fine, I suppose. It’s nothing special. It looks glossy, like an episode of CSI or NCIS (though I’ve never seen the latter so I may be way off on that). It’s slick. It does it’s business but… Continue Reading
To The Wonder
Terrence Malick is a wonderful film maker. I have loved and/or admired each of his films I have seen (the only one I haven’t is Days of Heaven and I may get to correct that this weekend). He is a… Continue Reading