The Roses

Take two of this country’s finest and highly respected actors, the director of the Austin Powers and Meet The Parents movies, the writer of The Favourite and Poor Things and a film based on a best-selling book that has already been made into a popular movie from 1989, and what do you expect you will…

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

It has been a long time since Tim Burton made a decent movie. Not that his films have been terrible. They haven’t been up there with his early work, like the Batman movies or Edward Scissorhands. So, returning to the character of one of his most inventive works seems a good idea if he is…

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

Cinematic musicals have had a rough time in recent years. The genre was almost killed off in one fell swoop by Cats back in 2019, but thankfully it has been saved by the likes of Encanto and last year’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Now, one of the biggest hits on the West End stage has…

Dumbo

Director: Tim Burton Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger Written by: Helen Aberson, Ehren Kruger and (based on the novel) Harold Pearl Running Time: 112 mins Cert: PG Release date: 29th March 2019 There is a scene during Steven Spielberg’s chaotic comedy…

Wiener-Dog

  Director: Todd Solondz Starring: Keaton Nigel Clarke, Tracy Letts, Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwin, Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn Written by: Todd Solondz Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th August 2016 Todd Solondz is a marmite director. You either love his work or you really despise it. I have a love-hate…