Chris Connor reviews the ninth episode of House of the Dragon…After the death of King Viserys at the end of ‘Lord of the Tides’, the penultimate episode of House of the Dragon’s first season focuses on the line of succession and attempts by Queen Alicent to install her eldest son Aegon on the Iron Throne […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Klokkenluider
Klokkenluider, 2022.Written & Directed by Neil Maskell. Starring Tom Burke, Jenna Coleman, Dominic Mallet, Sura Dohnke, Roger Evans, and Amit Shah.SYNOPSIS:A darkly comic, character-driven thriller following a government whistleblower and his forthright wife as they are sent to a remote house in Belgium. Joined by two close protection officers, they await the arrival of a […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Tim MacKenzie-Smith on Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande
To coincide with its screening at the London Film Festival, Chris Connor got the chance to speak with the director of Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, acclaimed documentary helmer Tim MacKenzie-Smith, who discussed the group’s influence, legacy, and why now was the time to tell their story. What are your first memories of Cymande […]
Movie Review – The Wonder (2022)
The Wonder, 2022.Directed by Sebastián Lelio Starring Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Dermot Crowley, David Wilmot, Josie Walker, and Brían F. O’Byrne.SYNOPSIS:A tale of two strangers who transform each other’s lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.Canadian-Irish novelist’s Emma Donoghue’s […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Women Talking
Women Talking, 2022.Written & Directed by Sarah Polley Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy.SYNOPSIS:In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews.Sarah Polley has had a long and varied career as […]
Star Wars: Andor Episode 6 Review – ‘The Eye’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars: Andor…Andor’s sixth episode ‘The Eye’ is far and away its most action packed to date, focusing almost entirely on the raid the group has been planning for the past two weeks. It’s 45 minutes that must rank amongst the most impressive Star Wars content put to […]
House of the Dragon Episode 8 Review – ‘Lord of the Tides’
Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of House of the Dragon…House of the Dragon continues to cement itself as a worthy successor to the juggernaut that was Game of Thrones and its eighth episode ‘Lord of the Tides’ is a manifestation of what made both shows work so well. It is full of political intrigue […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, 2022.Directed by Tim MacKenzie-Smith.SYNOPSIS:They are the unsung heroes whose message of peace, love and funk sailed beyond Britain’s shores and helped shape music for five decades. Long after they stopped playing, the music played on, so they returned to play some more.Cymande were a British Funk group who […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Living
Living, 2022.Directed by Oliver Hermanus. Starring Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke, and Alex Sharp.SYNOPSIS:An English-language adaptation of the script of “Ikiru” (1952), set in London in the 1950s.Akira Kurosawa’s works have often lent themselves to Western reinterpretation, be it Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven, Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars, or The […]
Star Wars: Andor Episode 5 Review – ‘The Axe Forgets’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars: Andor…Following the more action packed third instalment, Andor’s fourth episode was a more sedate affair and this more leisurely pace continues in ‘The Axe Forgets’. However, this works well in the show’s favour, fleshing out the world and allowing us to engage more with its characters, […]
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