Tick Tick Boom review: Andrew Garfield is captivating in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut
TICK, TICK… BOOM! is the directorial debut of Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda, complete with a star-studded cast, and a legendary story. Although the music and lyrics of this feature are flawless, the film More...
Never REVIEW: Ken Follett goes nuclear in new crime novel
Never have I been more inclined to dislike a book. The size and scale of Ken Follett’s first contemporary thriller for more than a decade is not only daunting but Follett also pretentiously hopes “it More...
The Lincoln Highway REVIEW: Action-packed journey across 1950s America
AMOR Towles’ last novel, the worldwide bestseller A Gentleman In Moscow, told the tale of a Russian aristocrat living under house arrest in a hotel. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Crossroads REVIEW: Start of ambitious trilogy for Jonathan Franzen
AFTER the publication of The Corrections in 2001, Jonathan Franzen looked a safe bet to become one of America’s greatest novelists. But his subsequent offerings were flawed. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Communicate For Change REVIEW: Guide to basics of social justice
THE past two years have made conversations about race, gender and inequality increasingly urgent. But many of these real-life conversations are derailed before they begin. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Don’t Laugh, It’ll Only Encourage Her REVIEW: Daisy May Cooper’s hilarious autobiography
WRITING this autobiography, Daisy May Cooper declares, “felt like I was writing sketches for the Chuckle Brothers”. Daily Express :: Books Feed More...
Eternals review: Marvel’s biggest misfire – How can so much promise deliver so little?
ETERNALS REVIEW: Marvel’s latest blockbuster squanders an excellent cast, intriguing premise and groundbreaking representation. How could so many magical ingredients create something so mundane? Watching More...
Dear Evan Hansen REVIEW: Ben Platt looks too old for hit high school musical
AGE-REDUCING movie magic was needed to allow 27-year-old Ben Platt to reprise his Broadway performance from the hit 2015 high school musical. Daily Express :: Films Feed More...
Dune IMAX review: Staggering and spectacular – See it on the biggest screen possible
DUNE IMAX REVIEW: Dune finally soars into view, as huge and ponderous as one of its gigantic spaceships. The Hans Zimmer score is as operatically overblown as the storylines and the stellar cast shine brighter More...
Future Past REVIEW: Unmistakably Duran Duran
THEY were the biggest band in the world in 1982 and clearly aren’t content to rest on their back catalogue. The Old Romantics’ 15th studio album is quite magnificent. It’s unmistakably them yet More...