Review – The Blue Room
David Hare is an exciting and big name in the world of theatre. A chance to see any of his plays shoudn’t be missed and 5Pound Theatre’s version of The Blue Room at this Fringe Festival is not flawless, but it’s fun.
Category: Reviews
Review – 50 Years of Doctor Who: Preachrs Podcast Live
School teachers Ian and Barbara are concerned about one of their students, Susan, a fifteen-year-old girl who seems hopelessly out of place…
Review – At The Movies
It is a collection of burlesque performances, tied loosely together by a pair of overly-cheesy hosts – it is also a loose parody of David and Margaret’s At The Movies and follows the format of a review show.
Review – NED: Ideas You’ll Never Have
Dylan Cole’s choice to parody TED conferences was an inspired one but…
Review – Boon-esque – Getting to the Good Bits
Boon-esque is a bold and juicy tribute to the literature, music and fashion of the mid-Twentieth century.
Review – Sensorial
I have no clue about the violin and I don’t need one, it is safe to say Vasilakis is stunning!
Review – Greg Fleet in The Boy That Cried Sober
It is a brave individual that chooses to base a stand up comedy show upon the tragedy of heroin addiction.
Review – Abdicating Adulthood
Nikki Britton feels as if her life is on rails. All her friends are settling in for the long haul, getting married and having children, and they’re expecting her to follow suit.
Review – Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks’ hit, ‘The Notebook’ has ensured the rest of this novelists’ output earn movie adaptations. Especially since Sparks himself produces them. Following this series risks witnessing the gradual watering down of a well loved romantic hit, but Sparks’ background was in business prior to becoming published. Cha-Ching!
Review – Glory Dazed
The writing is unassuming but fearless, the acting superb and the spell woven subtly, only broken by the applause when you realise – that was really bloody good.
Review – Angry Young Man
The story has political undertones, but when you come down to it, it’s a damn good comedy that touches on many different facets of immigration.
Review – Movie 43
Be warned, don’t bring your grandparents to this movie (unless they’re totally wasted).
Review – Silver Linings Playbook
Everyone likes to hate on rom-coms. And with good reason too. Most films in this genre are suited for people with IQs lower than their age and aimed at ‘holiday’ markets where most movies get decent box office numbers simply because people are going to go see something (read: anything) at the movies. And then, every now and then, out of the blue, almost as if it was made by accident, you get a gem of a movie like Silver Linings Playbook.
Review – Life of Pi
Life of Pi is a an ambitious film. Based on a book by the same name, it was repeatedly described as unfilmable. So who decided to film it? Ang Lee of course. Your average movie buff will recall that Lee has made a career out of surprising viewers with his film choices.
Review – Samsara
Samsara is a visual documentary filmed over a period of almost five years, in twenty-five countries. What’s a visual documentary? Well, it’s a lot like a normal documentary, except without any dialogue. Zilch. No narration, no interviews and no Morgan Freeman.
