Grand Central movie rating: yellow light
French drama about nuclear workers is riveting when it focuses on the dangers of the job, less so when it devolves into a sexy working-class soap opera.
Month: July 2014
Finding Vivian Maier documentary review: secret art comes into the light
An extraordinary examination of a remarkable photographer, part portrait unraveled by meticulous detective work, part sharp criticism of the hidebound art establishment.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie review: people get ready
A magnificent science fiction drama, and a beautiful one. Wonderfully radical for the simple fact that it is ruled by principled ideas.
London photo: kitty smells salmon
There’s fish in that thar bagel, and the cat knows it.
Rage (aka Tokarev) movie review: Nicolas Cage’s public mid-career crisis takes a pathetic turn
Sporadically hilariously awful, but mostly cheap, amateurish and so distasteful it borders on the vile. Poor Nicolas Cage and his foundering career.
some ad experimentation going on
It may not last. Stay tuned…
London photo: Lego lucky cat
A tiny Chinese symbol of good fortune greets new arrivals at Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium.
The Crucible (starring Richard Armitage) stage review (The Old Vic)
A very earthy and spookily atmospheric production suffers from some dated attitudes: not those of the 1690s but the 1950s.
London photo: sleeping the day away
Not even the fashionable view from the window of Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium — London’s first cat cafe — is enough to keep this kitty awake on a hot afternoon.
first real peek at Peter Capaldi’s Doctor in Doctor Who S8 trailer
I am hopeful for Capaldi’s Doctor. He’s a little bit scary here. That’s a good thing.
