Rebecca Winkle reviews David Mamet’s three-women comedy drama, ‘Boston Marriage’.
Comedy
Sundance 2019 – Late Night – Review
Online Screen Editor Jacob Heayes finds Late Night to be a disappointingly derivative journey into talk-show production.
Sundance 2019 – The Death of Dick Long – Review
Online Screen Editor Jacob Heayes is equally bewildered and entertained by Daniel Scheinert’s latest black comedy.
Sundance 2019 – The Farewell – Review
Online Screen Editor Jacob Heayes finds Lulu Wang’s latest film a touching and elegant work.
Review: Booksmart
Online Screen Editor Jacob Heayes is enamoured by the anarchic charms of Olivia Wilde’s coming-of-age film.
Review: Dead to Me
I began watching Dead to Me on Netflix on Saturday night and despite the fact I had an exam on the Tuesday afternoon, I had finished it by Sunday morning. The balance achieved between the very real and traumatic loss of Jen’s husband, Nick, and the easy watching aspects of the series that Netflix was trying to […]
Comedy Post-Wodehouse
If you were to read the opening paragraph of my personal statement – something which I would not recommend – you would come across something a bit like this: “I have always loved P.G. Wodehouse, and no matter how many times I read his novels, I find an unadulterated joy in his prose”. It’s pretty […]
Review: ‘Asockalypse Now’ @ M and D Room
I’ll admit, having not seen a university comedy performance before, I entered the M&D room with trepidation. Thankfully, after the first handful of sketches, I relaxed, settled into my seat, and chuckled away for the remainder. The show opened with a framing device: five people meet in a cave for, let’s say, a meeting of […]
What does diversity mean to comedy?
Ultimately, diversity is an essential element in all walks of life. In government, CEOs of corporations, lawyers, in music, and even in comedy. Everyone deserves to be able to have someone to relate to, and generally have representation. However, what is possibly more important is how this is carried out. A lot of the time […]
Review: Swimming with Men
Oliver Parker’s Swimming with Men follows Eric Scott, played by Rob Brydon, as he navigates a mid-life crisis. Eric feels lost and consequently seeks new meaning in his life which, until encountering some middle-aged men doing synchronised swimming – who rescue him from the bottom of the pool, like saviours – lacked fulfilment. Deciding to […]