Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of Sugar… Sugar’s twist in episode 6 threatened to upend just about everything we thought we knew about the show, revealing that Sugar and his associates are aliens sent to observe humanity. The penultimate episode returns to the noir tone of the majority of the show with the sci-fi kept […]
Movie Review – La Chimera (2023)
La Chimera, 2023. Directed by Alice Rohrwacher. Starring Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, and Isabella Rossellini. SYNOPSIS: Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream […]
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?
Chris Connor revisits Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as it turns 25… It might seem a stretch for some but there was a point where George Lucas’s sci-fi juggernaut Star Wars had a 16-year big screen hiatus from 1983’s Return of the Jedi to 1999’s Phantom Menace. While we have now become […]
Sugar Episode 6 Review – ‘Go Home’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Apple TV+’s Sugar… Sugar has hinted throughout its first five episodes, that something mysterious is afoot. In its sixth episode we get revelations that will perplex some viewers and that shifts what we think of the show entirely as it goes from a Neo Noir show to something […]
Movie Review – The Fall Guy (2024)
The Fall Guy, 2024. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Winston Duke, and Stephanie Hsu. SYNOPSIS: A down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend’s blockbuster film. Barbie and Oppenheimer collectively dominated the 2023 movie landscape both in terms of box office and awards, coincidentally […]
Sugar Episode 5 Review – ‘Boy In the Corner’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Apple TV+’s Sugar… Sugar’s fifth episode continues his investigation into Olivia’s disappearance, finding involvement from unexpected places. Initially, Sugar confronts David Siegel following his arrest at the end of the previous episode, David is clearly fixated on fame and its hard to discern fact from fiction. The episode […]
Movie Review – There’s Still Tomorrow (2023)
There’s Still Tomorrow, 2023. Directed by Paola Cortellesi. Starring Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli, and Vinicio Marchioni. SYNOPSIS: Trying to escape from the patriarchy in the Italian post-war society, Delia plots an act of rebellion against her violent husband. Italian Cinema has had its share of triumphs over the […]
Sugar Episode 4 Review – ‘Starry-Eyed’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Apple TV+’s Sugar… Sugar continues to be both a homage to film noir of the past with clips from the likes of Double Indemnity and other well-known staples scattered throughout, but also a peculiar beast that is hard to pinpoint. It is this sense of uniqueness that keeps […]
Movie Review – Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)
Sometimes I Think About Dying, 2023. Directed by Rachel Lambert. Starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, and Marcia DeBonis. SYNOPSIS: Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more. Now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself. Daisy Ridley’s career […]
Sugar Episode 3 Review – ‘Shibuya Crossing’
Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Apple TV+’s Sugar… Sugar’s opening two episodes impressively built a sense of atmosphere and intrigue with nods to noir gone by but with a distinct edge, led by Colin Farrell’s lead performance. A shorter third episode continues the promise as Sugar continues the investigation into what happened to […]
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