Romeo & Juliet at the Duke of York’s Theatre
From West Side Story to Gnomeo & Juliet, Shakespeare’s tragedy has been pulled in so many directions it almost seems invincible. Here to disprove that theory is director Jamie Lloyd, […]
Tag Archives: 2020s
A Quiet Place: Day One
When New York is invaded by sound-sensitive aliens, terminally ill Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) and her cat Frodo (Nico and Schnitzel) search for one last slice of pizza in the apocalyptic […]
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Everyone’s favourite CGI ape (Andy Serkis) isn’t back in this 10th instalment of the franchise that has survived nuclear blasts, time warps and a brief association with James Franco. Set […]
The Watched
M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter proves the apple doesn’t fall far from the angry trees in her directorial debut, a horror film about a parrot delivery girl. You may be wondering […]
Sting
Sting is an inappropriate name for a film about a spider, up there with calling a film about space Gravity or a film about kung fu The Karate Kid (2010). […]
Love Lies Bleeding
Gym boss Louise (Kristen Stewart) falls for a bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian) and feebly covers up a crime in this thriller they should have called Dumb Belles. Kristen Stewart lesbian bodybuilding […]
Tarot
A pack of students finds a spooky deck of Tarot cards in the spooky basement of a spooky mansion, and soon their deadly premonitions come to life. Based on the […]
Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters is a British comedy not to be confused with Pretty Little Liars, Big Little Lies or Wicked Little Lettuce, hopefully the next Liz Truss book. Based on […]
Monster (2023)
Monster is not to be confused with the homonymous Charlize Theron film which is about 20 years older and at least 20 times less Japanese. Like Rashomon meets Luce, this […]
Anything for Jackson
From the Hallmark duo behind Baby in a Manger comes this horror flick about a couple (Sheila McCarthy and Julian Richings) who kidnap a pregnant woman (Konstantina Mantelos) to use as […]
Screen Goblin 