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‘For Sama’: Tenderness during times of war

Talya HammondFebruary 13, 2020

NoFirst-hand accounts of war are not new to cinema, with films such as First They Killed My Father, Waltz with Bashir and 5 Broken Cameras being prime examples ...

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JUST WAIT! is a dark comedy about waiting. It’s a shame, then, that the wait never pays off.

Charlie WrightFebruary 12, 2020

Dark and more than a little daring, JUST WAIT! begins in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. Our main character, Patricia, is waiting here, but she doesn’t h...

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‘Bird of Prey’ brings Harley Quinn into the spotlight with mixed results

Daniel PattersonFebruary 11, 2020

Much like Harley Quinn herself, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a crazy, wild, chaotic mess (however, that subtitle is a...

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100 Years of the History of Dance: the liveliest history lesson yet

Paris DoickFebruary 10, 2020

Joseph Simons packs a punch with every sentence he speaks. Lively, energetic and full of flare, he took to the stage with his quick talking mouth and sharp wit ...

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‘The Lighthouse’ is a surreal, psychological escape into one’s nightmares

Daniel PattersonFebruary 4, 2020

There’s some films which you just know are going to divide general audiences. Even more so, I think writer-director Robert Eggers’ latest work won’t just divide...

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‘Flight’: Fringe Show or Fever Dream?

Eliza McPhailJanuary 29, 2020

Upon lining up to enter my first Fringe show of the season, it occurred to me that I could have probably done more to prepare myself for something as outlandish...

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ARADIA: Welcome to the Coven

Paris DoickJanuary 29, 2020

Inside the Kaos Room at the Blue Room Theatre, five girls strode around a simmering cauldron under red lights as the audience took their places around the thrus...

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Moonlight Cinemas – The best place to watch Frozen 2

Shalinn YeapJanuary 29, 2020

There's always something special about enjoying a film outdoors, rather than in your regular enclosed movie theatre. Stripping away the ceiling, eradicating the...

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‘Underwater’ pulls you in and doesn’t let go

Lindie NaudeJanuary 29, 2020

If you had told me ten years ago that Kristen Stewart would be staring in three major Hollywood productions released within 6 months of each other, with her rol...

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RAILED: flipping gravity on its head in the wild, wild, west

Paris DoickJanuary 28, 2020

Have you ever seen a horse receive a tasteful lap dance from a unicorn? No? Well, neither had I until RAILED and that is most definitely something that I won’t ...

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