Martin Carr reviews the season 4 premiere of Supergirl… There is more than a hint of Trump’s administration in this opener for season four. Alien emancipation acts, interspecies backlash and some big bad in the background pulling Machiavellian strings are just a few indications. Alien self-help groups gather in AA sized social circles to discuss […]
Beyond Fest 2018 Review – Border
Border, 2018. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Starring Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson, Ann Petrén, Sten Ljunggren, Kjell Wilhelmsen, and Matti Boustedt. SYNOPSIS: A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation, which will call into question her entire existence. Border opens with Tina, […]
Beyond Fest 2018 Review – Luz
Luz, 2018. Directed by Tilman Singer. Starring Luana Velis, Nadja Stübiger, Julia Riedler, Lilli Lorenz, Jan Bluthardt, and Johannes Benecke. SYNOPSIS: Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves. For the most […]
Movie Review – Halloween (2018)
Halloween, 2018. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, Miles Robbins, Dylan Arnold, and Drew Scheid. SYNOPSIS: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. […]
Movie Review – Us and Them (2017)
Us and Them, 2017. Directed by Joe Martin. Starring Jack Roth, Tim Bentnick, Sophie Colquhoun, Andrew Tiernan, and Louis Dempsey. SYNOPSIS: A young political insurgent plans to wreak revenge on a rich family. In a mess of rage, ideology and youthful zeal, it becomes pretty clear that he doesn’t really know what he’s doing. Us […]
DVD Review – Bad Samaritan (2018)
Bad Samaritan, 2018. Directed by Dean Devlin. Starring David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Jacqueline Byers, Carlito Olivero, and Lisa Brenner. SYNOPSIS: A pair of thieving valets get more than they bargained for when they come across a kidnapped girl in the home of one of their customers. Bad Samaritan is a smart movie. Smart […]
Movie Review – A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born, 2018. Directed by Bradley Cooper. Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Dave Chapelle, Anthony Ramos, and Michael Harney. SYNOPSIS: A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Hollywood adores a film about itself. It’s infatuated […]
Movie Review – Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Johnny English Strikes Again, 2018. Directed by David Kerr. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson, and Jake Lacy. SYNOPSIS: After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker. Johnny English Strikes Again is […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Bye, Mom’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Kidding… There is a depth of exploration and intellectual curiosity which frames Showtime’s Kidding which underpins, asks questions and challenges what audiences should expect from their dramatic television. Manipulation of identity for personal and corporate gain exist alongside heartfelt deviations into notions of gender identity, sexual attraction and […]
Movie Review – House of Salem (2016)
House of Salem, 2016. Directed by James Crow. Starring Jessica Arterton, Jack Brett Anderson, Liam Kelly, Leslie Mills, Robert Lowe, and Dean Maskell. SYNOPSIS: A gang kidnaps a young boy but instead of receiving a ransom they discover they are part of a satanic ritual. Writer/director James Crow’s House of Salem is a film full […]