Colombo Critic

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  1. Play nice
  2. Don’t break anything

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Further to the above any overly abusive, irrelevant or promotional comments/articles may be removed at my discretion. If you are writing a review of an event then you must not be involved in this event in any way (i.e. member of the cast or a close friend or immediate family member). You may still publish an article on the event, but may not attach a rating to that article.

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April 4th 2008
Tags: Review, Theatre

2 Comments

An Enemy of the People

Henrik Ibsen was a true great. No cast, no director should be allowed to desecrate that greatness by a mediocre performance of an Ibsen work. I am glad to say that the StageLight & Magic production team and cast are completely innocent of any such crime in their performance of ...
February 22nd 2008
Tags: Review

16 Comments

Caliban’s Rebellion ****

Caliban's Rebellion is a dramatic adaptation of a work of Shakespeare in typical CenterStage Productions' style. Drawing on The Tempest for inspiration Caliban's Rebellion attempts to paint Caliban in a more forgiving light and give a slightly different view from the traditional interpretation. So, you may be wondering… is it ...
February 21st 2008
Tags: Review

One Comment

There Will Be Blood ****½

This movie was the last of the Best Picture nominees I got a chance to look at. I was initially hesitant to seek this one out primarily because of Day-Lewis' performance in Gangs of New York. While I admired that performance it was completely at odds with everything I remembered ...
February 21st 2008
Tags: Review

No Comments

Michael Clayton ****

Michael Clayton is the second Best Picture Academy Award nominated film for 2008 we'll be looking at before the night in question. And no, it's not about American Football (or 'Football' as the Americans like to call it), but rather a legal drama in which we see George Clooney, Tom ...
February 21st 2008
Tags: Review

One Comment

Juno ***½

Remember Knocked Up? Geek meets girl. Geek sleeps with girl. Out pops baby. Well, Juno is more of the same... except all the parent's to be are highschoolers. Usually, I wouldn't be interested by something as mundane and Oprahesque as a drama comedy about unplanned teenage pregnancy. However, Jason Reitman's ...

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