Reviews

Climate theatre couldn’t be of more significance this Fringe, but a stale narrative fails to inspire meaningful calls to action.

Moderation delves into the swamps of internet depravity, showcasing its mental toll with powerful performances.

Phonofiddle brings us another deeply weird show with Garry Bonds’ Balanced Breakfasts.

For those who enjoy stupid humour (and maybe Reddit) and want to sit back for an hour of ridiculous jokes and easy, joyful laughs.

Whatever you are expecting, throw it out the window.

Flitting flawlessly between comedy and sincerity, you cannot be bored in Body Show.

From spoken word, performance art, parody, lip-sync and satire, 52 Monologues is a powerhouse in emotional storytelling.

Full of elegant compositions, powerful performances and a heartwarming message, Palindrome’s success is in its simplicity and execution.

Underage drinking, relationship problems, and the volatility of high school social life are convincingly displayed in Maya Marie's new play.

Charlie Scott-Haynes is captivating in Holly Sewell's gut-wrenching yet tender portrayal of a struggle with desire, obsession, and addiction.

Lesbian is a word rife with assumptions, stigma and celebration; all of which Kit Sinclair adeptly addresses in her one-woman-show 30 and Out.

The Last Gun embraces the fact that it’s nice to take an hour out of your day to just be silly, especially within the frantic time of Fringe.

Considering the breadth of the play there was plenty of room for some adventurous directing and staging choices, but those choices weren’t made.

Packed full of charm, a heartfelt message overcomes a largely formulaic narrative.

In more cases than one, Footlights: Leftovers leaves us with more questions than answers.

The Shackles of Youth: Hipster Irony vs. Dirtbag Misogyny in Under the Silver Lake

A sophisticated production of Chekhov's classic that revels in its ambiguities.

For all its innovations and good intentions, the play’s baffling and almost-absent narrative structure does little to further the conversation.

A haunting interpretation of A Streetcar Named Desire, with powerful characterisation aided by a sparse but evocative staging.

A romantic comedy About suicide, philandering and opportunism: Billy Wilder’s The Apartment

The way we treat children shapes how children think of themselves, the adults they become, and the society they perpetuate.

A radical departure from the original script, and one meant to ask some interesting questions of its source material.

Maia von Malaisé’s direction of An Intervention navigates the play’s tragicomic balance with skilful elegance.

They Live introduces a concern that couldn’t be more timely today: our relationship with the ambient noise of advertising.

It’s in the nature of the sketch show to be hit-and-miss.

For a play dealing with such sombre issues, it was surprisingly a delight to watch.

Clearly produced with great affection, this production is one of startling emotional warmth and depth, executed with admirable delicacy.

Often imitated, never equalled, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre provides the DNA for every slasher film to come after.

Certainly enjoyable to watch, does Orlando manage to live up to is ambitious goals? Sylvie and Amber discuss.

Our committee's hand-selected favourites from the last year.

Triangle of Sadness blows all the doors off: it's rude, crude, over the top and on the nose. In the hands of a lesser director, this might be too difficult to abide.

Daisy Cox, classicist, takes on English student Angus Warburg as they give their contrasting takes on Christopher Nolan's "cinema-saving" film.

An affecting portrayal of diaspora, gay love, and the Sisyphean struggle towards intimacy.

Despite recent wide release, Pieces of a Woman 's gemlike brilliance has remained somewhat hidden.

There is no resolution in Nanau's documentary on Bucharest's Colectiv nightclub fire, no promise that things will get better in the future.

Casting is a near-impossible task that can either make or break a film ; in Emma , Jessica Ronane delivers a stellar (though notably all-white) cast.

Rather than the scientific distance customary to nature documentary, My Octopus Teacher tells an intimate story.

Netflix has an astounding number of nominations for this year’s Academy Awards.

There are good films and there are important ones. Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love happens to be both.

Community is style and substance, perfectly combined.

A bit sad and a bit silly, but tentatively hopeful for what is to come.

Derek Jarman’s 1991 film is arguably the boldest adaption of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II .

A genuinely great sci-fi adventure film that deserves to be held up as one of Aardman’s best.

Some Like It Hot is pioneering, iconic and simply a joy to watch.

2020 or otherwise, Ghosts is a lovely and heartwarming antidote to the stresses of life.

From its heartwarming story, to its incredible score and tight plot, it perfectly captures the heart and whimsy of the Holmes stories.

Andrew Dominik’s 2007 revisionist epic is a breath of fresh air.

Singin’ in the Rain captures what makes the movie musical such an incomprehensibly lasting genre.

Running for 246 episodes, not one episode repeats the same story, or tells the same joke.

Cassavetes creates affecting cinema out of the banal and the intimate.

No, I’m not talking about Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 action film Inglorious Basterds.

When I mentioned to people that I’d never seen ‘The Truman Show’ before, their usual reflex was to react in shock

Paddington 2 is one of the best movies ever made - there, I said it.

An agonising and ultimately frustrated tale of resistance in the face of gender and religious-based oppression.