Reviews
Roadkill, BBC One review - David Hare pokes under the floorboards of the Conservative party
Monday, 19 October 2020
A lifelong socialist who has regularly written about the Labour party, playwright David Hare admits that in his career he has “rarely looked closely at the appeal of Conservative values”.
4/4, Royal Opera review – desire, loss and lunacy in four surprising acts
Monday, 19 October 2020
Think you’ve seen enough of monologues and duets over the past few months? Watch this and reel.
Ronnie's review – fascinating story of the...
Monday, 19 October 2020
Ronnie Scott was a remarkable man: “Jazz Musician, Club Proprietor, Raconteur and Wit, he was the leader of our generation,” reads the memorial to...
Stephen Kovacevich, Wigmore Hall review - a...
Monday, 19 October 2020
What do you want to do on your 80th birthday? Well, playing two of your favourite pieces of music at the Wigmore Hall is not a bad option. To...
Daniel Saldaña Paris: Ramifications review – ...
Monday, 19 October 2020
The majority of Daniel Saldaña Paris’s latest novel spurs from a single act, committed during the height of summer, in 1994. Teresa, the mother...
Live From the Grand Hall, BAC review - strong mixed bill to start autumn season
Lockdown stories, personal woes and a bit of politics |
Cooper, Aurora Orchestra, Kings Place review - a heartwarming delight
Chamber version of Mozart concerto reveals unexpected pleasures |
Reissue CDs Weekly: La Locura de Machuca
Deep-digging exploration of the wayward Colombian label Machuca |
The Other Lamb review - a surreal portrait of an abusive cult
Beautiful but dull: Malgorzata Szumowska's English-language debut lacks substance |
The Divine Comedy: Live from the Barbican review – thirty years of great songs
Neil Hannon marks the anniversary with a joyful trawl through his catalogue |
LFF 2020: Never Gonna Snow Again review - mystic masseur with God-like gifts
A Polish parable, plus 'Wildfire', '200 Meters' and 'Zanka Contact' |
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen's Hall, Edinburgh online review – two Parisian gems
Salon music – but only from your own salon |
LFF 2020: Another Round review – a glass half empty
Mads Mikkelsen excels as a teacher seeking salvation in the bottom of a glass. Plus first looks at David Byrne’s American Utopia and A Common Crime |
Taskmaster, Channel 4 review - comedy show makes seamless transfer
Still utterly daft and joyous |
Being A Human Person review - enter the surreal world of Roy Andersson
A captivating documentary examining the Swedish auteur on the advent of his final film |
LFF 2020: Supernova review – Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth shine as couple on the road
Harry Macqueen’s tale of love and loss, plus first looks at ‘The Painter and the Thief’, ‘Rose: A Love Story’ |
Time review - a stunning portait of enduring love
The US prison system exposed through one family's long fight |
Emily in Paris, Netflix review - addictive escapism in the City of Light
Lily Collins shines in Darren Star's fashionable fantasy |
Mariam Batsashvili, Wigmore Hall review – the serious virtuoso
An intriguing recital from a strikingly impressive young artist |
Baker, Ridout, LaFollette, Schwizgebel, Fidelio Orchestra Cafe review - fun and ferocity
Schnittke provides a vital link between early Mahler and a Brahms masterpiece |
The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage review - fireworks in the Garden
At long last, our premier ballet company is back in action. And it's dynamite |
Dolly Alderton: Ghosts review - a love story beyond romance
A light but enjoyable examination of the life of the new thirty-something |
Richard J Evans: The Hitler Conspiracies review – Nazi myths debunked
A scrupulous, timely study of the Third Reich's post-truth afterlife |
Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer, Barbican Art Gallery review - mould-breaker, ground-shaker
A crash course in the life and times of an iconoclast and muse |
Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson, BBC Two review - ambitious history of the slave trade falls short
Noble intentions undone by loss of focus and rambling content |
Quarter Life Crisis, Bridge Theatre review – slender and superficial
Return of one-woman show about growing up is disappointingly thin |
LFF 2020: One Night in Miami review - Kemp Powers's play makes the leap to the big screen
Regina King's directing debut, plus 'Relic' and 'Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets' |
Reissue CDs Weekly: Crass - The Crassical Collection
The entire catalogue of the totemic anarcho-punk disruptors is revisited - again |
Brave New World, Sky 1 review - Aldous Huxley's novel doesn't look very happy on TV
Lame adaptation enlivened by gratuitous slaughter |
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