Master of None: a season review
If you’re one of two readers who regularly read my column, you’ll know that I had a strong and negative reaction to the Master of None pilot that debuted, along …
Reviews
Review: Jane Werger’s production of Freud’s Last Session
When the Nazis were invited into Austria in 1938, Sigmund Freud reluctantly left Vienna for London. The 83-year-old Father of psychoanalysis was in no condition to move about freely. Since …
Movie Review: Carnage (2011)
As many of us mature, we feel as though we are taking the necessary steps to become members of the civilized population, leaving behind our infantile impulses. We feel wise …
The Intern: Great, now senior citizens are taking all the internships
The Intern reminds me most of Lost in Translation. It’s not a perfect comparison. The Intern isn’t going to win any Oscars. It has a completely different tone and there’s …
Listen to what the Doctor says
It seems hard to summarize such a prolific group as N.W.A, and their career into a three-hour movie, and one hour-long album. It seems even harder to sum up said …
Movie Review: It Follows (2015)
Reviews and trailers can ruin some films, and It Follows is a concept that thrives on the interpretations its audience will make. It’s like Stephen King said: “Description begins in …
Summer films 2015: the great, the good, and the gaudy
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000007596 StartFragment:0000000454 EndFragment:0000007580 Since the debut of Star Wars in 1977, summer has been the season for blockbusters. 2015 is no different, offering up a slew of flashy …
The X-Files makes you want to believe
If you haven’t heard yet, The X-Files have landed in Peterborough. Director Kate Story, along with some excellent talent, has turned the quintessential ‘monster-of-the-week’ television show into a live theatre …
Get Hard – That Poor Hedge Fund Manager
What do you do when you have two of the most bankable comedic talents in Hollywood? That’s the question I’m sure a lot of people were asking themselves as they …
Movie Review: Insurgent – Factions be crazy!
The first instalment of a big film franchise is a lot like a TV pilot. The first episode of a series isn’t always a great episode, or even a great …