*** Read my interview with All Is True’s Oscar-winning costume designer Michael O’Connor *** As all married women heading into their dotage know, if there’s one thing a just-retired husband needs it’s a hobby – and luckily William Shakespeare, newly returned to the rather chilly bosom of his family in Stratford Upon Avon, has his… All Is True Read More
All Is True – Yes There Really Is A Trailer & New Poster
UPDATE: Read my 4-star review of All Is True now and my interview with Michael O’Connor, the film’s costume designer (who won an Oscar and a BAFTA for The Duchess) All Is True – the title comes from an alternative name for Shakespeare’s play Henry VIII (which rarely seems to be performed! I’ve never seen… All Is True – Yes There Really Is A Trailer & New Poster Read More
Macbeth (2018) 3.5 stars
buy / rent Macbeth on vod from amazon uk I know, I know, I’m always #TeamLadyMacbeth. Come on, she’s not all bad! But in this new telling of this familiar Shakepearean tale of regicide and madness among Scots nobles, Akiya Henry’s performance as the scheming wife of our favourite usurper to the throne is a… Macbeth (2018) Read More
A Caribbean Dream 4 stars
“Mystery and magic… true love is tested” says a man playing music in a forest, perfectly summing up what follows, while a cockerel rests on his head. This is A Caribbean Dream, Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night re-imagined in Barbados, with a diverse cast and a setting far more enticing than any outdoor performance I’ve sat through… A Caribbean Dream Read More
Macbeth (2015) – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4 stars
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Macbeth (2015) 4 stars
Lady Macbeth schemes to propel her husband towards the Scottish throne but even as the chain of events she set in motion moves bloodily forward it’s hard not to feel sympathy for her; especially as she speaks to and weeps over a hallucination of her dead toddler with the heartbreaking “wash your hands, put on your nightgown, look… Macbeth (2015) Read More
Coriolanus 5 stars
When it comes to Shakespeare, I sometimes feel that over the years I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly, on stage and screen. Shakespeare done well lifts you up with its sheer brilliance, but I’ve also sat through far too much lazy thigh slapping, hey nonny nonnies and unlikely mix-ups involving twins. And who can… Coriolanus Read More