James Humphrey

Living and working in London, James has recently completed a postgraduate degree in Cultural and Critical Studies at Birkbeck University. He enjoys writing freelance on films, television and theatre taking place in the capital. Follow him on @JLHump and at www.4eyesonthescreen.com

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  Theatre

  Elephant’s Graveyard

  ★★★★★

  When a circus rolled into the sleepy town of Erwin, Tennessee on...

  James Humphrey 19th September 2020
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  Theatre

  Bare E-ssentials IV: A New Hope at Encompass Productions Online

  ★★★★★

  There is decent ...

  James Humphrey 28th August 2020
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  Movie review

  Away

  ★★★★★

  It’s apt that the solitary nature of the hero’s journey in Away mirrors it’s creator’s ...

  James Humphrey 24th August 2020
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  Theatre

  In the Shadow It Waits at Electric Dreams Festival Online

  ★★★★★

  There are clever ideas ...

  James Humphrey 27th July 2020
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  Cinema

  Come as You Are

  ★★★★★

  This rollicking ride of three disabled guys on a road-trip to get laid is packed ...

  James Humphrey 13th July 2020
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  Cinema

  The Girl with a Bracelet (La fille au bracelet)

  ★★★★★

  Stéphane Demoustier’s stolid, compel...

  James Humphrey 22nd June 2020
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  Theatre

  1950s: At the Point of Need at the Old Vic Online

  ★★★★★

  The past ten weeks have made us on...

  James Humphrey 29th May 2020
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  Cinema

  Jihad Jane

  ★★★★★

  In March 2010, the Washington Post ran the headline: “‘Jihad Jane’, a new...

  James Humphrey 11th May 2020
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  Theatre

  Operation Elsewhere at Big Telly Theatre Online

  ★★★★★

  In such morbid times, it’s relievi...

  James Humphrey 3rd May 2020
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  Cinema

  Extraction

  ★★★★★

  Despite the producer Anthony Russo’s remarks that Extraction is “a hardcore mov...

  James Humphrey 22nd April 2020