Category Archives: Musical

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Review

June 29, 2020 no comments

Up until recently, watching The Eurovision Song Contest was a bit of a guilty pleasure for many. It wasn’t really something that you’d admit to at work or with your friends. It was seen as camp, kits...

It Couldn’t Happen Here – Trailer

April 27, 2020 no comments

Unavailable worldwide for 30 years, at last, Pet Shop Boys’ 1988 feature film It Couldn’t Happen Here makes its overdue debut on Blu-ray and DVD. Newly remastered by the BFI in High Definition at 4K ...

It Couldn’t Happen Here Re-Release

February 17, 2020 no comments

The BFI has announced it is working with Pet Shop Boys on the forthcoming re-release of their feature film It Couldn’t Happen Here, directed by Jack Bond and starring Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, ...

Six Of The Best: Actors Who Can Sing

March 7, 2019 no comments

Still thrilled at how utterly perfect the Vox Lux soundtrack is, it made me realise something: I didn’t actually know that Natalie Portman could sing. Sure, many actors go through drama schools where...

Vox Lux – Review

March 3, 2019 no comments

When I covered Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Fugue and discussed it’s shocking and unsettling opening scenes, I thought that nothing would top that in terms of shock factor at this year’s Glasgo...

Beats – Preview

January 25, 2019 no comments

Set in Scotland in 1994, Just as the Criminal Justice Bill attempted to place restrictions on the UK’s rave culture and the free party movement, Beats is a story of friendship, rebellion and th...

Anna And The Apocalypse

November 29, 2018 no comments

Sometimes the journey of a film can be just as interesting as the finished product. Anna and the Apocalypse, which is on the verge of starting its cinematic run has been around in its finished form f...

A Star Is Born

October 11, 2018 no comments

A Star Is Born is one of those films that seems to become relevant every couple of decades. The new version is the fourth screen incarnation if you don’t count the unofficial porn movie of a similar ...

40 Years In The Making: The Magic Music Movie – Trailer

July 23, 2018 no comments

The first trailer for a rockumentary with a bit of a difference, given that it has taken four decades for it to make it to the screens. Magic Music is one of the most fondly remembered bands of the B...

The Greatest Showman

July 19, 2018 no comments

Let me preface this review by declaring one simple fact: I love musicals. I love the lavish costumes; the choreography; the songs that stay in your head for weeks on end. The bigger, the better. Ther...