Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Ms. Marvel…After a very promising opening two episodes, Ms. Marvel’s third episode continues the momentum and while audiences might not be flocking in their droves as they have for other MCU shows, ‘Destined’ continues the winning blend of humour, family and escapism as it reveals more about the […]
Ms. Marvel – Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Marvel Studios’ new Disney+ series Ms. Marvel, “one of the most out-and-out fun entries in the MCU in some time”…The Marvel Cinematic Universe is in what is far and away its most content heavy period, and is fresh off the success of the more introspective, character-driven Moon […]
TV Review – Pistol
Chris Connor reviews Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols limited series Pistol…The Sex Pistols may have been a short-lived group but they were at the vanguard of the British Punk movement, anarchic and inflammatory, spearheaded by red haired devil Johnny Rotten and bassist Sid Vicious they remain an iconic group 45 years on. The group’s story as […]
Movie Review – The Phantom of the Open (2021)
The Phantom of the Open, 2021.Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones, and Johann Myers.SYNOPSIS:Down on his luck Maurice Flitcroft from Barrow In Furness finds his job at the shipyard in jeopardy and decides to try his hand at Golf, entering into […]
TV Review – Prehistoric Planet
Chris Connor reviews Prehistoric Planet…Walking With Dinosaurs was a landmark achievement in 1999 providing incredible visuals and delivering the latest information available on the world of the dinosaurs, informing younger audiences and providing a sense of scale and effects previously unseen on TV. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the series was followed by two follow-up series, […]
TV Review – Conversations With Friends
Chris Connor reviews Conversations with Friends…Normal People became an absolute sensation during the first lockdown in 2020 with audiences finding comfort in the complex relationship between Marianne and Connell with star making turns from Daisy-Edgar Jones and Paul Mescal. Just over two years later and BBC Three/Hulu have belatedly followed this smash hit with a […]
Slow Horses Episode 6 Review – ‘Follies’
Chris Connor reviews the season one finale of Slow Horses…Slow Horses caps off its stellar opening block of episodes with a tense episode wrapping up several dangling threads and whetting the audience’s appetite for the second set of episodes – based on Mick Herron’s second novel Dead Lions – due later in the year. The series […]
Exclusive Interview – Slow Horses star Christopher Chung
Chris Connor chats with Slow Horses star Christopher Chung…With Slow Horses airing the finale of its first block of episodes we had the pleasure of speaking with one of its leads Christopher Chung who plays the tech wizard Roddy Ho. Christopher discussed what’s made the show such a smash hit and what it was like […]
Slow Horses Episode 5 Review – ‘Fiasco’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses…After last week’s episode saw much of the Slough House crew fending for themselves the penultimate episode sees them reunited briefly for a rousing and sarcastic speech from Jackson Lamb, with Gary Oldman continuing to excel at capturing Lamb’s annoying brilliance and lazy external appearance hiding a […]
Slow Horses Episode 4 Review – ‘Visiting Hours’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Slow Horses…After episode three upped the pace and the stakes, this latest episode sees further movement with our titular Slow Horses scattered and in a cat and mouse game with the upper echelons of Regent’s Park trying to stop the escaped terrorists who have fled the scene and […]
