On The Screen Review: Henry V
"Harington gives Henry the gravitas he needs to be a King, and he brings out his conflicts without expecting us to support them."
"Anushka Lewis, who plays Catherine – his French bride to be –...
Theatre Now Review: National Theatre Live – Julie
Con's Score: 2.5 lines of coke
The NT live brings a remake of August Strindberg’s classic, Miss Julie, to life for this theatre-to-film production. Re-writer Polly Stenham and director Carrie Cracknell promise a modern feminist...
On The Screen Review: Triangle of Sadness
"It’s an entertaining film which wears its themes on its Che Guevara shirt sleeve." Con Nats 4 /5 fish
This anatomically anointed film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year making it Writer-Director Ruben...
OTT Movie Review: The Breaker Upperers
In this high energy, cringe-while-you-laugh buddy film of the Winter, Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami write, direct and star in the story of two flawed women who run a business devoted to speeding...
On The Screen Review – Vincent van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing
Con's Score: 3 Sunflowers
This documentary has been put together by the Van Gough museum in Amsterdam and directed by an Australian David Bickerstaff.
It a straight out factual production which steps through his life and...
OTT Movie Reviews: Ghost Story
Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara have just bought a nice house. It's a two-bedroom bungalow with charm, warmth and a resident ghost, but it needs some work. Casey has a car accident and dies....
On The Screen Reviews: The Report
Con's Score: 3.5 Bottles of water
Isn’t Adam Driver running hot right now, which is good because he’s a talented actor, who deserves more than strong support roles. It’s always interesting to see if he...
On The Screen: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
Con's Score: 2.5 /5 Clean bedrooms
I’ve always thought we should expose ourselves to ideas we may not agree with, and listen to the other side. It helps give a perspective and an informed opinion,...
On The Screen Review: Heroic Losers
"It’s a fun film with a good heart which did great business in Argentina two years ago. It’s a shame it’s taken so long to get here. With a quality cast like this you’ll...
On The Screen Review: The Father
"If you’re going to handle such a difficult problem with sensitivity, you’d need to give it to two master actors. Welcome Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman. Watching Coleman and Hopkins play off each other...