Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery review for Sight & Sound

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Reference and recapitulation are at the heart of Rian Johnson’s new film, a follow-up to Knives Out (2019), his popular reinvention of the country-house whodunit.

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After Blue (Dirty Paradise) review for Sight & Sound

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A thoroughly postmodern picaresque of a heroine’s journey set on a fictional planet.

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Lynch/Oz review for Sight & Sound

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An essay film on the links between The Wizard of Oz (1937), the works of David Lynch and the heartening, terrifying dreamlike weirdness of Americana.

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All is Vanity review for Sight & Sound

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An ambitious debut feature that ricochets from chamber piece to industry satire to paranormal puzzle box.

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The Queue is the Queen

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A marvel of inertia, it seems dignified, quiet, unobjectionable. It keeps calm and carries on. And yet…

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Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 3 – complete round-up)

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A round-up of all my reviews of cabaret and LGBTQ+ shows from this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 2 – queer round-up)

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A round-up of four terrific queer shows – Wilf, Delicious Fruit, Grandmother’s Closet and No Place Like Home – plus a nod to the sensational Ode to Joy (or How Gordon Got to Go to the Nasty Pig Party)

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Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 1)

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My first batch of reviews from this year’s Fringe, including Mat Ricardo, ALOK, Reuben Kaye, Sarah-Louise Young, Sooz Kempner, Michael Trauffer and more.

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Nope review for Sight & Sound

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Jordan Peele is unique in delivering original, timely and intriguing satirical blockbusters that get under the skin. His UFO-based third feature is an unsettling, uneven inquiry into the American urge to see and be seen.

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Maisie review for Sight & Sound

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Lee Cooper’s documentary about the UK’s oldest performing drag artiste includes compelling fly-on-the-wall material and potent performance footage.

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