7500 | FILM REVIEW
7500 Dir: Patrick Vollrath (15 93 mins) A tense, gripping film set in a cockpit of a passenger plane, this hijacking revolves around a superb sweaty Joseph Gordon-Levitt as he …
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THE LEFT BEHIND | INTERVIEW WITH AIMEE-FFION EDWARDS
The scintillating drama The Left Behind screens tonight on BBC1. Carl Marshchats to Welsh actor Aimee-Ffion Edwards about her role in the production The role you play in The Left Behind, …
A SUPERIOR SPECTRE | BOOK REVIEW
A SUPERIOR SPECTRE Angela Meyer (Saraband) A Superior Spectre may be Angela Meyer’s first offering, but it’s two entwined stories: one a historical drama, and the other a dystopian sci-fi in …
THE WILD PEAR TREE | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]eaiR3zdv5cU[/wpdevart_youtube] The Wild Pear Tree **** Dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Starring: Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yildrim (Turkey, 15, 3hr 8mins) Another Nuri Bilge Ceylan film, another lonesome melancholic male …
THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]toXBb638n2Y[/wpdevart_youtube] The Miseducation of Cameron Post **** Dir: Desiree Akhaven Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Jane Fonda, Forrest Goodluck (USA, 15, 1hr 31mins) Emily Danforth’s book, a gripping drama about gay …
THE UNBINDING | STAGE PREVIEW
THE UNBINDING Volcano Theatre, Swansea Sat 19 May Volcano Theatre’s contemporary and energetic passion erupts from all of its productions, and The Unbinding is no different. The artist-led Wrong Shoes Theatre …
LET THE SUNSHINE IN | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]ps_Sau7xqQY[/wpdevart_youtube] LET THE SUNSHINE IN **** Dir: Claire Denis Starring: Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Gerard Depardieu (France, 15, 1hrs 35 mins) “Women are not rehabilitation centres for badly raised boys.” This sentence …
A GENTLE CREATURE | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]Sun3D8VqkGY[/wpdevart_youtube] A GENTLE CREATURE ** Dir: Sergei Loznitsa Starring: Liya Akhedzhakova, Vasilina Makovtseva (France/Russia, 18 2hrs 23 mins) Miserable. Poor. Corrupt. Depressing. Criminal. Come across any news story about modern …
THE NIGHT WATCH | STAGE REVIEW
THE NIGHT WATCH | STAGE REVIEW **** Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Thurs 8 Feb Booker-shortlisted novelist Sarah Waters creates gritty yet opulent period fiction that cries …
THE MERCY | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]kAIRycQsUhM[/wpdevart_youtube] THE MERCY | FILM REVIEW **** Dir: James Marsh Starring: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis (12A, 1hr 41 mins) Colin Firth excels in this heartbreaking true story of …
JOURNEY’S END | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]tLpyaLNfudY[/wpdevart_youtube] JOURNEY’S END | FILM REVIEW **** Dir: Saul Dibb Starring: Paul Bettany, Toby Jones (12A, 107 mins) RC Sherriff’s play about the last hours of the First World War …
LAST FLAG FLYING | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]VmS4lTZ34uk[/wpdevart_youtube] LAST FLAG FLYING *** Dir: Richard Linklater Starring: Bryan Cranston, Steve Carrell, Laurence Fishburne (15, 2hr 4 mins) A curiously inert drama from the maker of Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s …