Rising playwright and actor Edmund Morris returns to the stage with his haunting and heartfelt new play The Grim, showing at the Southwark Playhouse from 26 November to 6 December. Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the play has been reworked and expanded for its London debut. We sat down with Morris to discuss the eerie world…
There’s only one way to describe Lazarus overcomplicated, weird, and just plain strange. This might be one of the weakest Harlan Coben adaptations yet, which is disappointing because it had so much potential. Joel Lazarus, or “Laz” (Sam Claflin), follows in his father’s footsteps as a psychiatrist. To clear up any confusion early on the father…
Every so often, a theatre year comes along that reminds me exactly why I fell in love with live performance in the first place. This has been one of those years. From intimate two-handers to jaw-dropping spectacle, I’ve laughed, held my breath, and been completely floored more times than I can count. Narrowing it down…
The Perfect Neighbour is an intriguing and unsettling take on a true-crime documentary, told almost entirely through the bodycam footage of Florida police officers. It offers a raw, unfiltered look into the tragic events surrounding the fatal shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens, a Black mother of four, by her white neighbor, Susan Lorincz. The story is…
Helen McCrory was one of those rare talents who could transform every role she touched. From the icy poise of Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter to the fierce matriarch Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders, she consistently brought depth, strength, and vulnerability to her characters. Four years after her heartbreaking passing from cancer, Fearless originally an ITV drama has…
There are few filmmakers who’ve ever made me want to start a band, quit school, and maybe make a film about it afterwards. Richard Linklater is one of them. This Saturday, I’ll be on the London Film Festival red carpet to meet the man himself the director who gave us School of Rock, Before Sunrise, and Boyhood now returning with something completely different: his…
I have never seen a Paul Thomas Anderson movie before, so this is my first one. Don’t come for me. That said, I can now understand why people love his films. One Battle After Another is bold, chaotic, and strangely magnetic a film that feels both messy and meaningful at the same time. It’s very manly in…
Since Amy Bradley’s disappearance first came to light, investigators have chased countless leads but lately, it feels like real progress might finally be happening. For years, the main theory has been that Amy was abducted. Many believe she was taken rather than lost at sea, since she was an excellent swimmer and no remains were…
This Agatha Christie inspired thriller wants to be clever and suspenseful, but instead it feels sluggish and oddly lifeless. Journalist Laura “Lo” Blacklock (Keira Knightley) has just returned to work after witnessing a traumatic event the death of a female source. Hoping to ease her back in, her editor assigns her a fluff piece: covering…
“How can you do that to a member of your family? I couldn’t do that to a stranger, let alone somebody I grew up with.” That line from Becky Watts’ close friend, Courtney Bicker, captures the heartbreak and disbelief at the core of A Killer in the Family: The Murder of Becky Watts. It perfectly sums…
