Hamnet review: Amazing things come out of grief
‘Hamnet’ goes off-stage to show the devastating events that may have inspired Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, ‘Hamlet.’
Joe Alwyn
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Hamlet review: TIFF 2025
‘Hamlet’ is a contemporary production of Shakespeare’s play, updating the setting to modern-day England, but not the dialogue.
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Review: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ has a unique appeal
‘Kinds of Kindness’ is a collection of three unusual tales that follow the interactions of peculiar characters in extraordinary situations.
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Review: ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ deserves royal assent (Includes first-hand account)
Women have strived for power for centuries, but those who’ve achieved it have found it incredibly difficult to maintain. People, particularly men, have historically had problems being subordinate to female leaders — especially when they believe they should be at the head of the table or, more commonly, that they can do a better job. In spite of being born to their positions and spending their lives training for their role, monarchs are constantly under threat by someone waiting in the wings hoping to gain from a marriage proposal or their deposal. Mary Queen of Scots chronicles the life of a woman who kept a steely grip on her throne until they found the one weakness she could not deny.
