James Morton

'Pillion' Review: A Kink-Side Coming-of-Age with Real Bite Harry Lighton’s BDSM romance explores power and vulnerability with a surprisingly gentle t […]

'Good Boy' Review: Brings A Fresh Twist To The Haunted House Genre ★★★☆☆ Inventive and heartfelt, Good Boy offers a fresh canine perspective on horror,though its promising […]

See It. Say It. Sorted. The Musical: Train Delays Get the Showtune Treatment ★★★ Turning a railway safety slogan into a musical might sound like a punchline in itself, but See It. Say I […]

WILT: A Poignant Portrait of Grief in Your Twenties ★★★★ Death is a theme used extensively in theatre, but it’s still rare to see it explored through the lens […]

Absurd, Endearing Pop Parody Hits (Mostly) The Right Notes: Boy Band Review ★★★ Ever seen a show where the characters blast balloons at you with a leaf blower before pouring nacho […]

A Wilde Night Out: The Importance Of Being Earnest Is A Fabulous, Queer Delight ★★★★ It’s impossible to truly dislike The Importance of Being Earnest. In the 131 years since it first mad […]

‘Plainclothes’ Review: Grit and Empathy in Balanced Queer Drama Carmen Emmi’s debut situates us in 1997 Syracuse, where a young cop confronts his sexuality amidst sting o […]

'Dogspiracy' Review: The Dark Truth Behind the Post-Pandemic Puppy Boom This gripping documentary, fronted by vet and campaigner Dr Marc Abraham, digs deep into the murky world of […]

Mass Hysteria, Then and Now: 'The Crucible' At The Globe Review ★★★★ Lately, there’s been no shortage of The Crucible revivals. Reimagined, recontextualised and reshaped […]

I See Me and Meryl Streep Review: Alexandra Keddie’s One-Woman Tribute Shines ★★★★ When the lights dim for I See Me and Meryl Streep, Alexandra Keddie’s (almost) one-woman show at The Ot […]

All The Happy Things Review: Grief, Ghosts, and Mini Cheddars Naomi Denny’s moving debut explores the lingering echoes of sibling loss with humour, heart, and haunting c […]

TV Review: Spirituality And Death Go Hand In Hand In 'The White Lotus' Season Three The HBO hit returns with spiritual tourism, simmering tensions, and another body in […]

Sisyphean Quick Fix Is A Sharp, Sincere Portrait of Sisterly Love: Review Sisyphean Quick Fix delivers moving performances and sharp direction, but its short runtime leaves some story […]

Iron Lady vs. The Crown: "Handbagged" Brings History to Life Review ★★★ Two Queens stand before me—and two Margaret Thatchers too. The Queen Theatre’s revival of Moira Buf […]

The Gift: A Funny, Flawed Look at Fragile Egos and Friendships A sharply written and darkly funny character study, Dave Florez’s witty three-hander dissects friendship, f […]

Presence: A Ghost’s Eye View of Family Tension Steven Soderbergh’s innovative first-person phantom style reinvents the haunted house, but misses the mark on […]

The Roaring Twenties Reimagined: A Queer Take on The Great Gatsby Review ★★★ Gender and sexuality have always pulsed beneath the surface of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. […]

Satire and the Supernatural: Death and the Cat Review ★★★★ Since time immemorial, portrayals of the Grim Reaper have taken various guises, with dramatu […]

An Emotional Journey Through Modern Love: Tender Review ★★★ Within the tightly wound drama of Tender, Eleanor Tindall’s new play currently playing in the Bush Th […]

Horror, Hype and the Cost of Success: How 'The Blair Witch Project' Changed Cinema “In October of 1999, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while m […]