Video transcript: The RSC has a new production of Henry V starring Alfred Enoch, who some of you may know from his days in Harry Potter But, he’s done a lot of stage and screen work since then, so it feels slightly mean bringing up his child role. It’s an interesting production. It blends nicely […]
Video transcript: Summerfolk at the National Theatre is a big play. It’s got a huge cast. It’s also long, nearly three hours, including an interval. It’s been adapted by Nina and Moses Raine. The language has been updated, but the costume and setting are still period. It’s plenty of wit and humour and bubbles of […]
Sometimes, children discover things about their parents that perhaps they shouldn’t have. As Oscar Wilde once said: 'Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.' In Sophie’s case, that might be quite unlikely as she has developed the unfortunate tendency of coming across her parents at some fairly unforgivable moments . Of course, the best thing to do is to sit Sophie down and to explain what has happened in terms that a child can...
An inspired comic musical, also a juke box musical jam-packed with Céline Dion hits, Titanique continues the all too fabulous laugh parade on Broadway in a brightly polished upscaled staging. Note: having […]
As Vampire movies go, Sinners was pretty great. No notes.
The electrifying first Broadway revival of Chess thrills with its starry cast and a new book that brings real stakes and much needed humour to its gloriously melodious score. Infamously tricky to […]
It's one of those weird post-blockbuster weeks with a bunch of docs and a lot of random-ish stuff at Boston Common! Hey, the guy who made Why Don't You Just Die?, Kirill Sokolov, has his first English language feature, They Will Kill You. It stars Zazie Beetz as a young woman who gets a job as a housekeeper in an exclusive building, room and board included. What she doesn't know is that she's
This is Not a Murder Mystery (2025) has been out for a while in the
🍿 Project Hail Mary (2026) was the perfect family movie that pushed all the right buttons. Message: good things are good, bad things are bad, knowledge is power. Tone: earnest friendship and collaboration over cynicism and bickering. Visuals: Dune-level cinematography with many practical effects and no CGI-generated characters in sight. Sound: I don’t know which I enjoyed more, the soundtrack or the score. Yes, you should go see it, even if you haven’t read the book. And do bring the kids.
I do not have all of it – there should be 9 hours of love (what I do have seems to be in the sequence below, in four parts – with Eng subs, but with a large section, that I think is the start of part 2, which includes an interview with Soterdijk [possibly this]... Continue Reading →
“Tonight I want to welcome you to a showing of a naughty little number I made with my own money – $800,000 of it.” – Gloria Swanson introducing Queen Kelly in 1967 Silent cinema icon Gloria Swanson was born on this day in 1899. Today, 127 years later, is the publication day for my new … Continue reading Publication day: The Curse of Queen Kelly →
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Paul Levitz (script) Joe Staton (pencils) Joe Giella (inks) Adrienne Roy (colors) Ben Oda (letters) For the last few issues, Dr. Fate, then Hawkman, have had C-plots involving shadow messengers who come to collect them for a higher purpose. On the splash page, we discover this higher purpose: to prepare Earth’s heroes to stop the … Continue reading All-Star Comics (1976) #74
I have written more words about film in 2026 than I have about technology and business. This has not escaped your attention — so much so that real-life and internet friends alike have requested that I create an RSS feed excluding my film reviews. (By the way, I did that.) I don't think I've actually written anywhere about why I've gotten so into movies, or why I write about them, and this seems as good a time as any.
The first recording today starts with a trail for Copycats. There’s also a trail for Sorry I’ve Got No Head. Then it’s The Sarah Jane Adventures – The Gift – Part 2. Mr Smith clears all the spores out of the air before they can infect Sarah Jane and Luke any more. Luke is still very ill, and […]
i mentioned a few posts back that i was doing a watch-through of the ghost in the shell: stand alone complex anime series. i made it a few episodes into season 2 before deciding to pause [...]
