SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
Film round-up: December 13, 2024
Hallucinogenic homosexuality, a quantum thriller, airport shenanigans and feminist Tolkein: MARIA DUARTE reviews Queer, The Universal Theory, Carry On and Lord of the Rings: The War of The Rohirrim
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
New releases from The Jim Mullen Quartet, Caroline Kraabel/John Edwards, and Matthew Muneses/Riza Printup
Queer (18)
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
★★★
AFTER previous attempts to distance himself from his most iconic role as James Bond, Daniel Craig has finally put him to rest with a career-defining performance as the queer lead in Luca Guadagnino’s surreal new film.
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