Press clippings
Nicholas Hoult is quietly becoming a comedy powerhouse
He may not be a stand-up comedian quite yet, but Nicholas Hoult keeps bringing the funny and has proven that it's all in the delivery.
Adem Cohen, Collider, 9th April 2023Review: The Favourite
Eddie Kaziro reviews the highly anticipated period-parody.
Eddie Kaziro, Nouse, 7th January 2019The Favourite: a laugh rate on a par with Airplane!
Consistently, relentlessly hilarious, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are on top form in this deranged court comedy.
Christopher Hooton, The Independent, 2nd January 2019The Favourite is a vicious, rollicking period comedy
Colman's Queen Anne is sweet and giddy and transparently bonkers.
Ryan Gilbey, The New Statesman, 2nd January 2019The Favourite - review from Mark Kermode
Yorgos Lanthimos's tragicomedy set in the court of Queen Anne boasts daring performances from its three female stars and lashings of lust, intrigue and deceit.
Mark Kermode, The Guardian, 30th December 201850 best films of 2018 in the US: No 7 - The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos's nutty slab of period fruitcake, about a rivalry in the court of a gout-ridden Queen Anne, is deservedly becoming an Oscars frontrunner.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 13th December 2018Review: The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos's historical picture features a starry cast trading veiled insults and clearly having a great time.
Norman Wilner, Now Toronto, 5th December 2018The Favourite review
Yorgos Lanthimos brings scabrous energy to this dark comedy of 18th-century court intrigue and Colman excels herself.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 30th August 2018Nicholas Hoult interview by creator John Niven
Former child star Nicholas Hoult has become one of Britain's most compelling actors. Following key roles in X-Men and Mad Max, he's now ruthlessly eliminating A&R rivals in Kill Your Friends, an adaptation of John Niven's cult novel about the '90s music industry. We sent the only person for the job, bestselling author John Niven himself, to get into Hoult's head.
NME, 29th October 2015Exclusive interview: Nicholas Hoult, Kill Your Friends
In what is arguably the finest performance of his career to date, Nicholas Hoult shines in Owen Harris and John Niven's Kill Your Friends, playing the savage protagonist, Steven Stelfox.
Stefan Pipe, Hey U Guys, 29th October 2015