Better than the sccript because it has such good actors - Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley. It's still a stage play at heart which hits the same beats - he's got a crush on a hot woman who he doesn't desire, life is moving on, he stuffed it with Hammerstein. No progression. A grace note. I like that it exists, mind.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Play review - "The Apple Cart" by George Bernard Shaw (1928)
Lots of zingers but it's annoying. In the future the king is appointed to rule the country. The king is based on Shaw himself so he is wise and witty. There's a female role for a Katherine Hepburn type as there is in most Shaws.
Play review - "Royal Hunt of the Sun" by Peter Schaffer (1964)
Excellently theatrical. Bold. Makes the Spaniards British but that works. Lots of talking between the officer and the Inca King. I wanted to see it on stage.
Movie review - "Digger" (2026) ***1/2
Yes, overlong and didn't have to cost that much money, should've been made for $40 million (most of it is sent indoors in a few rooms) and you could cut out half an hour. But bold, and funny, and clever and all the things. Tom Cruise very good as is all the cast. American critics can't handle movies too critical of them - neither can Americans.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Play review - "Equus" by Peter Shaffer (warning: spoilers) (1973)
Marvellous play. Yes I know the psychiatry is no doubt dodgy - building to the big breakthrough. And it's all because dad is upset about sex. And someone wanting to sleep with you isn't a great excuse for blinding horses. But the shrink character is memorable. It works brilliantly.
Play review - "Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer (1979)
Love it. So good. Clear conflict, brilliant central idea, nice tunes.
Book review - "The White Album" by Joan Didion
She's an excellent writer. This is a collection of pieces over the years. Love the stuff on The Doors and also shopping malls.
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