Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by revisiting Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars television output, we turn our attention to the Ewoks’ second TV movie The Battle for Endor… Although George Lucas’ 1984 television special Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure had met with general disregard from critics, ratings for the feature were impressive enough for […]
Star Wars on the Small Screen – Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)
After braving The Star Wars Holiday Special, we now turn to Caravan of Courage as our look at Lucasfilm’s early forays into Star Wars television continues… Despite impressive ratings, Star Wars’ first foray into television – the infamous CBS 1978 Holiday Special – was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish (with the exception – […]
Movie Review – Midway (2019)
Midway, 2019. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Moore, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Darren Criss, Tadanobu Asano, Nick Jonas, Keean Johnson, Luke Kleintank, and Etsushi Toyokawa. SYNOPSIS: The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. When a big […]
Movie Review – Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella (2019)
Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella, 2019. Directed by Andrew Loveday. Starring Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian, Josh Myers, Andrew Loveday, Emily Wyatt, and Conor Benn. SYNOPSIS: Unhinged gangster Pat Tate gets released from prison and heads to Marbella to get revenge on those who put him away. The opening text of Rise of […]
Will Disney+ reset the Netflix model of all-at-once streaming?
Martin Izzard on whether Disney+ will reset the Netflix distribution model… Thanks to streaming, TV budgets and investment into original content is absolutely booming. But more than ever, the ‘whenever,wherever’ nature of streaming means TV shows don’t have as much staying power or invite the conversation they used to. Because we can all consume entire […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Lior Rosner discusses his scores to Will & Grace, Sugar Plum on the Run and more
NBC’s Will & Grace brought huge laughs for eight seasons. The final episode (or what fans thought would be) aired in May of 2006 and centered around Will and Grace as they have had a falling-out that lasted for years. They each have a child with their respective partners, and eventually reconcile when their children […]
Movie Review – The Aeronauts (2019)
The Aeronauts, 2019. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel, Phoebe Fox, Tom Courtenay, Tim McInnery, and Anne Reid. SYNOPSIS: A scientist theorising weather prediction teams up with a recently bereaved balloon pilot, embarking on an adventure to fly higher than ever previously flown by any human in history. “One must […]
Movie Review – The Racer (2019)
The Racer, 2019. Directed by Kenneth Mercken. Starring Fortunato Cerlino, Niels Willaerts, and Koen De Graeve. SYNOPSIS: The Racer follows the struggles, glory and dreams of a young cyclist who will do whatever it takes to succeed, no matter the consequences for himself and those around him. Sports movies are a genre of their own. […]
Blu-ray Review – The Quest (1996)
The Quest, 1996. Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Abdel Qissi, Jack McGee, and Mike Lambert. SYNOPSIS: In the 1920s a street clown, aided by a con man and a journalist, enters an underground fighting competition to help the street kids in his neighbourhood. On paper, […]
Netflix Review – Living With Yourself
Martin Izzard reviews Netflix’s Living With Yourself… When you sit down without the intention of binging an entire new show all at once but that happens anyway, it’s pretty indicative of the impact of that series. This is absolutely the case with Living With Yourself starring Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea and Paul Rudd. Rudd is […]
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