Here, cousin, seize the crown
Robert Tanitch reviews Richard II at Almeida Theatre, London N1 I think I can safely say that this is the worst Richard II I have seen. If you have neither seen nor read Shakespeare’s history play, I ...
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The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos explores the corridors of power in Queen Anne’s dysfunctional court
Joyce Glasser reviews The Favourite (January 1, 2019), Cert. 15, 119 min. Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) applied his distinctive dead-pan style and dark, chilling social satire to an Iris ...
An inventive, updated – and fully animated – reboot of a cherished franchise
Joyce Glasser reviews Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (December 14, 2018), Cert. PG, 116 mins. Early on, Spider-Man, recognising the repetitive nature of the franchise over the years confesses: ‘But ...
A Bolshoi ballerina chooses a different path in an unusual, not entirely successful coming-of-age movie
Joyce Glasser reviews Polina (Polina, danser sa vie) (December 14, 2018), Cert. 12A, 108 min. Based on Bastien Vivès’ graphic novel, writer/director team Valérie Müller and renowned choreog ...