Thomas Messner

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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Theatre
The Hot Wing King at the National Theatre
★★★★★

Around the midway point of its first act, the principal cast of The...

Thomas Messner 19th July 2024
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Movie
Twisters
★★★★★

“When you said you used to chase tornadoes, I thought it was just a metaphor!”...

Thomas Messner 15th July 2024
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Cinema & Tv
Gladiator II debuts trailer and six character posters

24 years on from its 2000 release, director Ridley Scott’s...

Thomas Messner 9th July 2024
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Film festivals
Skywalkers: A Love Story
★★★★★

“We’re telling a love story,” so the self-designated...

Thomas Messner 7th June 2024
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Film festivals
Your Monster
★★★★★

Droll showbiz comedy? Medical scare melodrama? Haunted house horror? The early...

Thomas Messner 7th June 2024
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Film festivals
I Saw the TV Glow

As steeped irony it may be, few things feel more inherently uncinematic than...

Thomas Messner 6th June 2024
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Film festivals
Handling the Undead
★★★★★

A woman dies on the operating table, only to abruptly stir. A man’s...

Thomas Messner 6th June 2024
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Cannes
Eephus
★★★★★

It’s about time. Eephus, that is. And also Eephus. The title of this spare,...

Thomas Messner 19th May 2024
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Cannes
When the Light Breaks
★★★★★

Within its first, deceptively tranquil shot, Icelandic director Runar...

Thomas Messner 15th May 2024