

NT LIVE: MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION
FOUR STARS Mrs Warren has come to stay with her daughter as history and emotion overwhelm them both. PERIOD DRAMA UK English #MRSWARREN Starring Imelda Staunton, Bessie Carter "Women have to feel a great deal that they don't feel!" When George Bernard Shaw wrote MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION in the 1890s, he knew exactly what he was doing - shaking the establishment and forcing polite society to look at itself. It was so incendiary that the play wasn’t publicly performed until 192
Colin Fraser
Oct 21


THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE
FOUR STARS A young asylum seeker hopes to get the right to work in Paris. For now, he's delivering food. DRAMA FRANCE French #SOULEYMANE Starring Abou Sangare, Alpha Oumar Sow Bike deliveries have become ubiquitous with the urban landscape - dropping drinks, meals and pizzas cities wide. Yet behind every bike is a person and interactions with the drivers are seldom more than a polite ‘thank you’ or a grumpy ‘get off the footpath!’ What happens around those exchanges is THE S
Colin Fraser
Jul 1


LA COCINA
FOUR STARS Chaos runs rampant in the kitchen of a New York restaurant. DRAMA US Spanish & English #LACOCINA Starring Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara Directed with considerable nerve by relative newcomer Alonso Ruizpalacios, LA COCINA is a frenetic exploration of the chaos, camaraderie, and class tensions simmering beneath the surface of a busy New York restaurant kitchen. Think of it as a cipher for modern America with all its inequity, anger, aggression and aspiration. Inspired b
Colin Fraser
May 12


THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
FOUR STARS A man is wronged. Years later, armed with a new identity, he seeks revenge. PERIOD DRAMA FRANCE French #MONTECRISTO Starring Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillion Another Alexandre Dumas page-turner has been given a vivid and, at three hours long, epic treatment by the directing couple who last year gave us four, swash-buckling hours with THE THREE MUSKETEERS . This time THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO tells his lengthy tale of muskets and misdeeds, incarceration and revenge.
Colin Fraser
Apr 10


FLOW
FOUR AND A HALF STARS When a tsunami floods a young cat's home, he has to learn the power of teamwork to survive. ANIMATED DRAMA LATVIA #FLOW Starring a cat, a dog, a crane, a lemur and a capybara For animal lovers and cat people in particular, FLOW can be an anxious experience. Watching Gints Zilbalodis’s hypnotic, dialogue-free adventure feels a little like leaving home wondering whether you’ve shut all the windows: what if my cats escape? The anxiety is real, and Zilbalod
Colin Fraser
Mar 20


HARD TRUTHS
FOUR STARS Pansy is an angry woman who doesn't shy away from telling people what she thinks, no matter how rude she gets. DRAMA UK English #HARDTRUTHS Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is an extraordinarily angry woman and she’s not shy from telling people what she thinks - the first of many hard truths are levelled at her husband, her son, at strangers in the supermarket. It’s also clear to us that Pansy is suffering clinical dep
Colin Fraser
Mar 3




















