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The Country Doctor (2016) | CineMuseFilms

To urban eyes, the rural doctor stereotype is a walking museum of what village medicine used to look like in bygone days. French filmmakers excel in portraying this endangered species … Continue reading

05/27/2017 · 1 Comment

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2016) | CineMuseFilms

The diversity of Holocaust-themed movies has increased over recent years as filmmakers try different storytelling approaches to keep alive our collective memory of what happened. One film that has divided … Continue reading

05/15/2017 · 3 Comments

Why theatre criticism is actually impossible – WhatsOnStage.com

Here’s the thing about theatre criticism: it’s impossible. Whenever I’m teaching criticism, that’s what I tell my students. It’s impossible. A review can never say all it wants to say, … Continue reading

11/07/2016 · Leave a comment

Blu-ray Review: Suspicion

While Alfred Hitchcock enjoyed discussing this particular lighting effect, his disappointment with Suspicion was always more than a little evident when he spoke about it in interviews. He thought the … Continue reading

04/30/2016 · 2 Comments

Thought for the Day • IS THIS A DAGGER…? or NO BLUES FOR SPACEY • 2006

‘Fresh from my triumph last week in advocating that influential restaurant critics should be compelled to dine at an establishment twice before writing their reviews, I’m grateful to The Old … Continue reading

09/29/2015 · Leave a comment

How to Write about Theatre by @MarkfFisher #Bloomsbury

What a very neat idea and not before time, says she who wrote many theatre reviews for her original R&V website without any advice, merely instinct! It was important to me … Continue reading

10/30/2014 · Leave a comment