The Story of Millions – A Review of Baby Reindeer
In April 2024, Baby Reindeer, a British thriller and black comedy miniseries was released on Netflix, and nothing proves its significance better than the six Primetime Emmy Awards it had won in September this year. Baby Reindeer is based on Richard Gadd’s one-man theatrical show (like Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, which premiered in 2016), which was inspired by his real-life experiences (so much so that the real-life Martha, Fiona Harvey sued Netflix for her portrayal), thus providing a unique perspective of personal trauma. Gadd, the writer and director of the series also appears onscreen as the main character, Donny Dunn, the aspiring comedian whose life went downhill. Although the viewers follow the struggles of one person, it is fair to ask how many millions of stories Gadd had shared through Donny’s character.
Let’s Talk About ‘Beauty’
Beauty was presented by Asterion Project, one of the few English-speaking theatres based in Budapest. The 80 minutes long show talked about beauty, as the title suggests, in a very creative and innovative way, utilizing many of the tools theatre as a media offers.
Disney+ is finally available in Hungary – Here are our recommendations
Disney+ was launched in 2019, and after a 3-year wait, it finally arrived in Hungary. From the 20th of July you can watch everything on the streaming service for only 2490 Ft. For that amount you get over 80.000 episodes of content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geography and Star properties. You can watch things in the original language or search for the numerous dubbed and subtitled films and shows. Here is a list of our top picks and some hidden gems:
Theatre from the West End straight to your home – National Theatre Live
If you walked by Uránia cinema on Rákoczi street, you might have seen posters for classic plays such as Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet featuring famous film stars such as Benedict Cumberbatch or Jessie Buckley. No, sadly these great performances aren’t coming to Hungary any time soon. However, the National Theatre of London brings it to us through high-quality streams. And now you don’t even have to leave your home for it.
The Batman – Here we go again
After almost a year of delay, we finally got the long-awaited new Batman movie. The movie is now at 700 million dollars at the box office, making more than Justice League. It’s doing quite fine with reviews, scoring 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, many people left the theatre disappointed. So here is our review of the newest Batman movie.
Compact classic – Giselle boxed-up
When seeing a contemporary remake of a classical ballet performance there are inevitably subtle hints of doubt lingering around in us, even if we are familiar with the original piece. These generally circle around the question of authenticity and our very own understanding of the creation. GisL by the Ballet Company of Győr is no exception.