The Personal History of David Copperfield – Review Alex Goldstein October 3, 2019 Reviews Armando Iannucci isn't known for his forgiving touch when it comes to social commentary. But for this almost aggressively charming Dickens adaptation he slips off the knuckledusters and takes a noticeably...
Top 20 Films of 2017: #10 – The Death of Stalin Carmen Paddock December 21, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Guard 1: Should we investigate... ? Guard 2: Should you shut the f*** up before you get us both killed? *Spoilers ahead* Armando Iannucci’s return to the big screen was widely lauded (including...
Scene Stealers: Andrea Riseborough in The Death of Stalin Rachel Brook November 23, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Andrea Riseborough is having a bit of a moment. Of course she’s not exactly a newcomer to success or critical acclaim. Still, the almost simultaneous releases of The Death of Stalin and Battle of the Sexes...
The Death of Stalin – Review Phil W. Bayles October 20, 2017 Reviews Karl Marx famously observed that history repeats itself twice: “the first time as tragedy, and the second time as farce.” In The Death of Stalin, the two happen simultaneously. For some reason, it all...
Scene Stealers: James Gandolfini in In the Loop Rhys Handley October 17, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Who dares to face down Malcolm Tucker? By 2009, Peter Capaldi’s tartan terror had been blazing through the halls of Westminster for four years – obliterating all who unknowingly stumbled into his path. His...
A Love Letter to… In the Loop Tom Bond May 6, 2015 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia As the closest UK General Election in recent history looms large and everyone talks about the economy and inequality, that defining moment of the noughties - the Iraq War - feels almost forgotten. Most...
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – Review Stephen O'Nion September 24, 2013 Reviews Finally! Norwich Alan Partridge gets the big-screen treatment the world has demanded. While Alan has changed – his hair longer, his waistline larger, his expressions less subtle – Coogan still inhabits...
