Hamlet, 2025. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Timothy Spall, Art Malik, Jasmine Jobson, Sheeba Chaddha, Joe Alwyn, and Avijit Dutt. SYNOPSIS: Hamlet comes home for his father’s funeral and finds his uncle Claudius marrying his widowed mother Gertrude. His father’s ghost reveals Claudius murdered him, leading Hamlet toward revenge and introspection. […]
Trailer for modern Hamlet reimagining starring Riz Ahmed
Universal Pictures has released a trailer for director Aneil Karia’s (The Long Goodbye) modern retelling of the William Shakespeare classic Hamlet. Riz Ahmed stars in the title role, as a man who returns to London to attends his father’s funeral, but when the spirit of his deceased parent appears before him claiming he was murdered […]
Movie Review – Surge (2020)
Surge, 2020. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder, Jasmine Jobson and Perry Fitzpatrick. SYNOPSIS: Joseph (Ben Whishaw) takes London by storm in one twenty four hour period. This is a visual record of that journey. Surge is a profound sensory experience with a force of nature at its centre in […]
Movie Review – Surge (2021)
Surge, 2021. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder, and Chris Coghill. SYNOPSIS: Set over 24 hours in London, Surge is a stripped-back thriller about a man who goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation. If you were ever curious about what anxiety feels like, watch Surge for 30 […]
Ben Whishaw stars in trailer for Surge
Ahead of its UK release later this month, Vertigo has shared a trailer for director Aneil Karia’s upcoming thriller Surge which stars Ben Whishaw as a man stuck in a soulless job, who goes on a impulsive and reckless journey of self-liberation; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★ review of Surge here Joseph […]
2021 Glasgow Film Festival Review – Surge
Surge, 2020. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Ben Whishaw. SYNOPSIS: Dissatisfied with his life, a man breaks free from societal constraints and politeness, living a life of total liberation for 24 hours. Joseph lives an ordinary and quiet life, working as an airport security guard. There’s something strange about his existence, a held tension that’s […]
