One Life at the London Film Festival: If you don’t cry at this beautiful tribute you need medical help By God this is a superb performance from Sir Anthony Hopkins Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
One Life review – Anthony Hopkins moves in stirring second world war drama The two-time Oscar winner makes a convincing play for a third statuette in the powerful story of Nicholas Winton, who saved Jewish children before the war began The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2023
The week in TV: Top Boy; The Lovers; Love & Death; Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero – review Dushane and Sully face off in the brilliantly brutal final series of Top Boy; an unlikely couple fall in love in a dark Belfast anti-romcom; and Elizabeth Olsen shines as a real-life Texas housewife turned axe murderer The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023
The Lovers review – this spiky romcom may well give you the ick A self-involved broadcaster meets a foul-mouthed supermarket worker in this wonkily charming new series – but its morals might make you feel very uncomfortable indeed The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
From Boiling Point to Breathtaking – the 15 best TV dramas for autumn 2023 Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry, Lenny Henry’s post-Windrush drama, the final series of Sex Education and The Crown – choice viewing as the nights draw in The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer review – quirky, tender tale with echoes of ET The actor Johnny Flynn captures this debut novel’s offbeat humour and the intense loneliness of its protagonist in his terrific narration The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023
7 best movies like Pride and Prejudice on Prime Video, Peacock and more Get your Jane Austen fix by streaming movies such as Emma, Persuasion and Love & Friendship. Tom’s Guide · Aug 5, 2023
‘I’ve become more fearless’: Tuppence Middleton on OCD, motherhood and playing Elizabeth Taylor The Downton Abbey actor loves to keep a low profile. So how does she feel about portraying one of Hollywood’s most glamorous and headline-grabbing stars – and writing a book about her own mental health? The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
The Motive and the Cue review: a ‘heartfelt plea’ for the ‘power of theatre’ “There’s been no shortage of stage portrayals of real life VIPs in the past couple of years,” said Clive Davis in The Times. Jack Thorne’s “thoughtful, often wickedly droll” new play, about the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for a 1964 production of Hamlet on Broadway,… The Week · May 11, 2023
The Lovers: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the comedy drama The Lovers on Sky Atlantic is a romantic comedy set in Belfast and starring Roisin Gallagher and Johnny Flynn as a pair of unlikely sweethearts. WhatToWatch · May 10, 2023
Johnny Flynn: ‘rehearsal spaces can turn toxic’ The star of hot new Sam Mendes play The Motive and the Cue talks fame, fraught rehearsals and theatre’s big culture shift. By Alexandra Jones Evening Standard · May 3, 2023
I relate to Hollywood star’s love affair with theatre, says Tuppence Middleton Tuppence Middleton is joined in The Motive and the Cue by Johnny Flynn as her husband Richard Burton and Mark Gatiss as Sir John Gielgud Evening Standard · May 3, 2023
The Motive and the Cue review: Burton/Gielgud luvvie-off will give you goosebumps Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud in Jack Thorne’s affecting play about Hamlet rehearsals with Richard Burton The Independent UK · May 3, 2023
The Motive and the Cue review – Gielgud and Burton battle it out Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn star in Jack Thorne’s play about the prickly pair’s 1960s Broadway production of Hamlet The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023
Evening Standard · May 3, 2023 The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre review: Sam Mendes’s elegant production is a love letter to theatre In this look at Richard Burton and Sir John Gielgud’s staging of Hamlet on Broadway, the play is not the thing
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023 Taking the knees in Jerusalem My mother’s contribution to perhaps the most overlooked British folk art of the past 90 years: the canvas-work church kneeler
Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023 Jack Thorne on his new play about Richard Burton and John Gielgud’s Hamlet: “Rehearsals can be brutal” Sam Mendes was inspired to commission The Motive and the Cue after finding a book on the tumultous 1964 staging of Hamlet on Broadway - now it’s at the National Theatre
WhatToWatch · Apr 20, 2023 Ripley guide: how to watch, trailer, plot, cast and everything you need to know about the Andrew Scott drama Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley in Netflix's take on Patricia Highsmith's novels.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023 On my radar: Johnny Flynn’s cultural highlights The actor and musician on attending an ancient wisdom school, indulging in Polish antiques, and the history book Suella Braverman should read
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023 ‘What if Johnny has norovirus?’: Tuppence Middleton reveals how OCD affects her work The actor, who is preparing to play Elizabeth Taylor in The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre, said the condition made rehearsals difficult
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023 Black Bear to Schindler’s List: the seven best films to watch on TV this week Aubrey Plaza stars in a teasing mystery that becomes more fraught by the minute, while Steven Spielberg’s heartbreaking epic remains essential viewing
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022 Johnny Flynn and Mark Gatiss to play Richard Burton and John Gielgud in new play Written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue is about the famous 1964 production of Hamlet and will open at the National Theatre
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022 Mrs Wickham review – Austen spinoff sees despairing Lydia ‘banished’ to the north What happened next to headstrong Lydia Bennet, the most rock’n’roll of the Pride and Prejudice sisters? This intriguing take by Sarah Page reunites Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022 The Score review – Johnny Flynn-soundtracked musical heist comedy doesn’t add up Flynn and Will Poulter play small-time crooks in Malachi Smyth’s slow-moving mishmash of song and painful banter
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022 The Score review – Johnny Flynn and Will Poulter do gangland musical comedy As two amateurish crims waiting out for a deal with more serious operators, Flynn and Poulter play soul-baring geezers who break into startling arias of longing