Richard Ades

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13 November 2016

Lyrically unique look at a black life in crisis

If I told you Moonlight is about an African-American boy growing up in a world of drugs and poverty, you’d probably begin to form...

11 November 2016

Lyrically unique look at a black life in crisis

Richard Ades

If I told you Moonlight is about an African-American boy growing up in a world of drugs and poverty, you’d probably begin to form an image of the...

3D cartoon girl at a table with pencil and book

24 October 2016

Animated take on a classic children’s tale

Richard Ades

What happens when you want to turn a popular work of literature into cinema but it’s not long enough to serve your purposes?

In the case of Tolkien’s...

Man and woman on the floor taking a selfie

30 September 2016

Shadowbox miss good for viewers’ egos

Richard Ades

Going to Shadowbox Live can be a humbling experience. The troupe’s so-called “metaperformers” are so busy, ambitious and talented that you can’t help...