Results tagged “reviews”

SCREEN
A Dangerous Method
(15) 100mins
★★★✩✩

IN A NUTSHELL
An impeccable ensemble talk to each other in pretty rooms about sex and Keira gets spanked in David Cronenberg's drama of ideas.

SCREEN
The Woman In Black
(12A) 105mins
★★★✩✩

IN A NUTSHELL
As creaky, traditional and scary as a ghost train, The Woman In Black is watched impassively by its star, Daniel Radcliffe.

SCREEN
Man On A Ledge
(15) 102mins
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
This distraction heist thriller is corny and ridiculous but high up there in the entertainment stakes.

SCREEN
Martha Marcy May Marlene
(15) 102mins
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Plenty to fill the "ones to watch" column in a disturbing study of life after a cult brainwashing.

SCREEN
The Grey
(15) 117mins
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Bear Grylls meets Moby Dick in the snow of Alaska. What's not to like?

SCREEN
The Descendants
(15) 115mins
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
George Clooney goes drab in Alexander Payne's bitter-sweet family drama marked out by some beautiful performances.

MIME
L'Autre
Purcell Room
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Just applause for an evening where an Italian performer created transfixing drama out of simple props writes Reef Malak

OPERA
Don Giovanni
Royal Opera House
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A pitch-perfect production that was immensely enjoyable despite people fiddling with their mobiles and chatting, writes Jennifer Carter

The co-owner of a new Brazilian barbecue restaurant at Westfield Stratford City is insistent on what he believes is the correct spelling of the country's name.

Restaurateur David Ponte, who opened Cabana with business partner Jamie Barber five weeks ago, said he was not just being pedantic, but that the argument sums up the whole restaurant.

ART
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
Royal Academy
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Unseen work and barely a swimming pool insight, David Hockney's mammouth Royal Academy show sees the artist getting back to his roots.

Stephen Hawking: His Life And Work
by Kitty Ferguson
Bantam Press
4/5

When Stephen Hawking became Luciasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge he was conveniently associated with his predecessor in the post - the irascible and unlikable genius Isaac Newton.

SCREEN
Haywire
(15) 93mins
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Slick and stylish, this very European action flick is pure entertainment and introduces us to a new martial arts hero.

SCREEN
War Horse
(12A) 146mins
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Steven Spielberg's sentimental re-telling of a children's story is flawed but full of sweeping and memorable scenes.

GIG
Ani Difranco
Union Chapel
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A songstress in fine form but charming angsty classics were in short supply, writes Reef Malak.

REVIEW
Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(12A) 133mins
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Palms will sweat watching this slick on-the-button thriller as Tom Cruise zips around the world in search of the next impossible challenge to overcome.

ROCK
Manic Street Preachers
The O2 arena
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A marathon effort from the veteran Welsh "punk popsters" in their last live show for two years.

CABARET
La Soiree
Camden Roundhouse
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A super cutting-edge blend of comedy and raw muscle - La Soiree was quite simply breathtaking.

STAGE
The Ladykillers
Gielgud Theatre
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
An Ealing classic is reinvented as a theatrical black farce with a set, script cast demanding wit, timing and extreme violins.

STAGE
Haunted Child
Royal Court
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
The return of a father, full of strange spiritual zeal, destabilises mother and son in Joe Penhall's exploration of family and philosophy.

SCREEN
Another Earth
(12A) 92mins
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
An indie vibe and two strong central performances mark out this Sundance winner as an interesting twist on genre conventions.