Reaction Contributor
Saturday, 7 December 2019
The idea behind John O’Connell’s Bowie’s Books is a truly terrific one; its execution, less so. All the same, there …
Continue reading "Bowie brought to book"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 30 November 2019
The writer-director Rian Johnson recently interrupted a promising career focusing on genre-twisting, intelligent films such as Brick and Looper to …
Continue reading "Knives Out review – big laughs and fiendishly sophisticated revelations"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 23 November 2019
The third series of the jewel in Netflix’s Crown begins economically and wittily. The Queen, formerly played by Claire Foy …
Continue reading "The Crown review – Union Jack-waving stuff and none the worse for it"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 16 November 2019
At a time when jaded cinemagoers are tantalised with all manner of tempting-sounding crossovers between film franchises, there is a …
Continue reading "The Good Liar review – literate and entertaining but too many twists"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 9 November 2019
In keeping with the current vogue for massively delayed sequels (see also: Blade Runner 2049 and Mary Poppins Returns), Doctor Sleep has arrived. It is …
Continue reading "Doctor Sleep review – worthy sequel to The Shining lacks Kubrick’s genius"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 26 October 2019
“Can I get a ticket to Hawarden?” The bus driver looked at me in incomprehension. “Where?” “Hawarden. Where Gladstone’s Library …
Continue reading "The joys of Gladstone’s Library"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 19 October 2019
Of all of the major television series made in the past decade that one might have thought would merit one …
Continue reading "El Camino review – the past leaves scars in Breaking Bad sequel"
By Alexander Larman
Saturday, 12 October 2019
There are at least as many tour guides in Oxford as there are colleges. Virtually every kind of introduction to …
Continue reading "Philip Pullman continues to produce wonderful fantasias of the imagination"
By Alexander Larman
Friday, 4 October 2019
It is rare that a mainstream film is released with the intensity of hype employed to promote Joker. There is the …
Continue reading "Joker review – a smart, dark look at American urban life"
By Alexander Larman
