Martin Carr reviews the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown… There is an authenticity to this HBO limited series which gets under your skin. Small town mentalities are meticulously deconstructed, prejudices uncovered and long term relationships explored. Writer Brad Ingelsby has created a murder mystery which delves into deeper issues, taps into universal truths and […]
Amazon Review – Them
Martin Carr reviews the new Amazon original series Them… This is a savage piece of television. It pulls no punches, spares no horses and is relentlessly unsettling without resorting to cliché. Showrunner Little Marvin seems intent on making audiences squirm. By putting them in the shoes of marginalised minorities, such as the Emory family, this […]
Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 3 Review – ‘Power Broker’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier… There is nothing wrong with formulaic action adventures. Globe trotting action flicks have been making people happy for over a hundred years. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier embraces this ethos by visiting exotic locales, introducing a plethora of underworld connections […]
Movie Review – Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Demián Bichir, Zhang Ziyi, Lance Reddick, Van Marten, Erol Brandis, Daniel Nelson, Danai Gurira, Chris Chalk, John Pirruccello, Ronny Chieng, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, and Kaylee Hottle. SYNOPSIS: Two titans […]
Movie Review – French Exit (2020)
French Exit, 2020. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots and Danielle McDonald. SYNOPSIS: Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer) is broke. With her reluctant son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) in tow, she settles on a plan to vacation in Paris. This quaint character piece from the pen […]
Movie Review – Tina (2021)
Tina, 2021. Directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Featuring Tina Turner, Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Erwin Bach, Kurt Loder, Roger Davies, Carl Arrington. SYNOPSIS: A documentary which charts the rise of Anna Mae Bullock from shy farm girl to international music icon Tina Turner. Utilising concert footage, rehearsal room recordings and home movie snippets, […]
Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 2 Review – ‘Star-Spangled Man’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier… With the advent of Wyatt Russell as John Walker something has started to happen this week. Friction has been quickly introduced to a show which spent much of its opener defining boundaries. What we get a lot more of, a lot […]
Hulu Review – Into The Dark Season 2
Martin Carr reviews season 2 of Hulu’s Into The Dark… Most horror anthologies are two a penny these days. They take a tired and tested approach to content, which is both overly familiar and closer to caricature than pastiche. Hulu, who are the network behind Into The Dark, have done their best to deviate from this […]
Movie Review – Ammonite (2020)
Ammonite, 2020. Directed by Francis Lee. Starring Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, Fiona Shaw, James McArdle, Claire Rushbrook, Alec Secareanu and Sam Parks. SYNOPSIS: Fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) is the foremost expert in her field. Living and working in Lyme Regis during the 1800s, her world is turned upside down by the […]
American Gods Season 3 Finale Review – ‘Tears of the Wrath-Bearing Tree’
Martin Carr reviews the season 3 finale of American Gods… Seedy summit meetings attended by undesirable people of power happen every day. A gathering of individuals with opposing ideologies come together in order to gain an advantage. Agendas are cloaked, intentions diverse and wriggle room minimal. In the aftermath of Laura Moon’s assassination attempt diplomacy […]
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