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The Work

The Work is an intensely raw, emotional tour de force set inside California’s notorious Folsom State Prison. Filming…

By Mark Mukasa
Venice

Victoria and Abdul

Stephen Frears is a master of British humour and sarcasm. If that was a genre, he would be…

By Filippo L'Astorina
Venice

Suburbicon

There are two mad stories within Suburbicon and what's awful is that one of them is true. In…

By Filippo L'Astorina
Live music

The Script at Brixton Academy

The Freedom Child tour hit the Brixton Academy with the vibrating energy of The Script. The Dublin band…

By Maria Barrios
Venice

Foxtrot

Foxtrot is this year's second serious contender for the silver lion (best direction award), and it's once again…

By Filippo L'Astorina
Venice

Our Souls at Night

Our Souls at Night sees the long-awaited return of Robert Redford and Jane Fonda as an on-screen couple,…

By Filippo L'Astorina
Venice

The Insult

It's very gratifying for those who love every aspect of cinema (for instance your reviewer) when a director…

By Filippo L'Astorina
Venice

The Shape of Water

Of the "big three" Mexican directors, Guillermo del Toro is the one who stood out as the most…

By Filippo L'Astorina
Play

Hamlet at Park Theatre

Three actors perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet in just 90 minutes, an interesting experiment and certainly not without merit. This…

By Jim Compton-Hall