Movie
Suburra
If there’s one thing to be said for Suburra, it’s that it’s not afraid to be ambitious. Spanning…
By James Ager
James Ager
Published articles
Movie
The Call Up
The inherent flaw in any high-concept science fiction story is that the great idea at its heart must…
By James Ager
Movie
Son of Saul
Most people can recall the horror, the anger and the utter disgust that they felt when learning about…
By James Ager
Movie
Captain America: Civil War
In an industry that's increasingly keen to play it safe, there's a lot to be said for taking…
By James Ager
Movie
Court
The premise of Court is an extremely simple one: it’s a dramatised exploration of India’s legal system, following…
By James Ager
Movie
Couple in a Hole
The premise of Couple in a Hole is a simple if unusual one: the film tells the story…
By James Ager
Movie
Midnight Special
Midnight Special sings from the Amblin hymnbook with such fervour that it could almost be construed as plagiarism,…
By James Ager
Play
FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) at the Arts Theatre
It need not be said that theatre is an audiovisual medium, meaning that the story is told through…
By James Ager
Movie
Sing Street
The premise of Sing Street is not a complicated one: a kid at a new school must form…
By James Ager
Berlinale
Fei Cui Zhi Cheng (City of Jade)
If there’s one thing to be said for Midi Z’s documentary Fei Cui Zhi Chen (in English, City of…
By James Ager