Movie
Novocaine
As Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) sits down for an impromptu dinner date with his new workplace crush Sherry…
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Published articles
Movie
The End
Were a man to find himself one of the last humans left standing on a ravaged earth, surely…
By Thomas Messner
Play
Man in the Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson at Golders Green Hippodrome
Of all the proud tribute acts showcased in the sizzle reel preceding Man in the Mirror, some raise…
By Thomas Messner
Cinema & TV
“An alteration in our relationship with technology is required”: Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Christine Tremarco, Philip Barantini and Jack Thorne on Adolescence
After an advance screening of the Netflix drama’s first episode at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, actor-creator Stephen Graham, co-stars…
By Thomas Messner
Show
Adolescence
It’s with some trepidation that one greets the news that Adolescence, a new Netflix four-part drama co-created by…
By Thomas Messner
Musical
White Rose: The Musical at Marylebone Theatre
When it comes to depicting the Holocaust onstage or onscreen, there is hardly a shortage of options from…
By Thomas Messner
Play
The Score at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Is it possible for a lone performance to both electrify and deflate a whole play in equal measure?…
By Thomas Messner
Play
Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Those with little stomach for the insistent modernisation of old texts will likely feel queasy immediately upon entrance…
By Thomas Messner
Play
Lynn Faces at New Diorama Theatre
It’s a curious balancing act for a live show to centre its own contents around a live show…
By Thomas Messner
Movie
Companion
Even for the most unsuspecting audiences – and indeed, many would prefer that you steer clear of its…
By Thomas Messner