By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
We only saw Amy Winehouse live once at what is now the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, in late 2007 where she arrived late, slurred throughout and didn’t get a great reception from a disappointed crowd.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
UK release: 16 March 2024
This story of a pre-adolescent boy who may be being bullied at his Japanese school is told from 3 points of view – his mother’s, his teacher’s and his own.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHEN?: Tuesday 20 February 2024, UK release Friday 23 February RUNTIME: 100 minutes
Wicked Little Letters is based on a true story from 1920s England of neighbours Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of Littlehampton when a series of obscene letters begin to target Edith and others, with suspicion falling upon Rose.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Wednesday 31 January 2024, also showing in selected cinemas Sunday 4 February 2024
‘A Friday night in Copenhagen – what could be better?’ asks Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant as the duo follow Taylor Swift and Beyonce into cinemas.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
Growing up gay in the 80s wasn’t much fun with its AIDS and Clause 28 and Andrew Scott’s (Vanya, Duke Of York’s Theatre) screenwriter Adam is struggling with writer’s block, watching old episodes of Top Of The Pops and living alone in a high-rise London tower block which is sparsely populated.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon contributes half a dozen or so original songs to this musical providing an origin story for Roald Dahl’s chocolate factory owner Willy Wonka.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
Have you ever wondered whether there might be a finite number of people in the world and that all of us have past lives that occasionally bubble to the surface when paths cross?
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
Mattel’s Barbie doll has proved so iconic and such a divisive figure that it fully justifies the homage to the film 2001 that it is blessed with here including Helen Mirren voiceover.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***** WHEN?: Monday 24 July 2023
Welcome to the best film of 2023 so far and certainly the 1 most worthy of receiving Oscar consideration early in 2024.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
We’ve not written a lot about George Michael because we regarded his imperial phase as WHAM! but never saw him live until he was solo at Wembley Stadium when his hunger for writing number 1s appeared to have been lost.
