Review – An Oak Tree exposes the machinery of theatre
Tim Crouch’s ingenious theatrical experiment fascinates and frustrates, exposing the mechanics of performance at the expense of human drama.
Review – Conflict of Interest is a razor-sharp noir delight
Thomas Carruthers’ quick-witted thriller revels in old-school Hollywood noir, with sharp dialogue, dangerous charm and twists aplenty.
Posterity belongs to the leg-pullers
You can give your big idea the grandest name imaginable. But history may prefer the one coined by the bloke taking the mickey.
We gave local news to Big Tech. Look what happened
Newspapers surrendered the ads, then the audience, then the news itself. Now AI is finishing a job that began two decades ago. Just think what precious gems we have gifted to the US over the last two decades. I’m talking of our local newspapers – dotty, brave and...
9 tricks in the Bayeux Tapestry that film-makers would recognise today
How a 1,000-year-old masterpiece uses momentum, montage, visual tricks and dramatic structure to tell a story that still feels modern.