Ťhere is undoubtedly a fascinating documentary to be made about George Michael, the Wham! frontman who went on to be one of the greatest singing and songwriting talents of his generation. But this film, which Michael himself was working on at the time of his death 在 2016, is probably one for the fans predominantly. Michael talks about himself with candour, and the archive footage is extensive. But the choice of interviewees, including a tittering Ricky Gervais honking out off-key witticisms, James Corden and Liam Gallagher, seems a bit random. It’s as though they were chosen for their celebrity rather than for any great insight into Michael the man.
Mind Mangler review – Magic Goes Wrong spin-off is all fun and mind games
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Stage mentalism – the world of Derren Brown and David Blaine, with its puffed-up mystique and pretence to danger – is there for the mickey-taking. Its best proponents, like Brown himself, openly acknowledge as much. W...
Maror by Lavie Tidhar review – violence and corruption in Israel’s underbelly
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From its inception, the noir novel has provided a suitably brutal critique of capitalism and modern statecraft. The first of its kind, Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest (1929), depicted a midwest town where industrialist...
Ramy review – Mahershala Ali dials this outstanding comedy up to 11
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“I had sex with a married woman during Ramadan! It was after Maghrib though, just so you know. It was during eating hours. Not that that makes it OK … I don’t know. Does it?” If one mark of an outstanding show is that...
Lara Ricote review – razor-sharp goofball is an original gagster
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You could call Lara Ricote’s Edinburgh debut GRL/LATNX/DEF formulaic. Its title heralds a statement of who she is, a great big “this is me” to her public. And that’s what Ricote, the winner of last year’s Funny Women ...
Day Shift review – Jamie Foxx staggers through fangs-for-nothing vampire flick
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Veteran stunt coordinator JJ Perry makes a clunky directing debut with this appropriately undead two-hour slice of action-comedy content for Netflix about a “vampire hunter” played by Jamie Foxx; the crude and tiring ...
Raksha Bandhan review – women get a bad deal from dowry melodrama
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Indian film-maker Aanand L Rai gives his very mediocre melodrama a campaigning message about the culture of dowry-paying, though you’ll have to sit through a lot of un-feminist movie to reach it. 事实上, Raksha Band...
Two Ukrainian Plays review – masterful framing of a nation’s tragedy
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Because theatres schedule so far ahead, they tend to be better at marking historical anniversaries than current events. So the tiny but enterprising above-a-pub Finborough theatre deserves a bouquet of blue and yellow...
塞巴斯蒂安·福克斯: “乔治奥威尔向我展示了当局通常是错误的”
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我最早的阅读记忆在一所小乡村学校里叫做Beacon Readers的东西, 在田野的角落. 我可以在棕色布背景上画出夹克的锥形火炬设计. 我最喜欢的书成长...