March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step, 2018. Directed by Luc Jacquet. Narrated by Morgan Freeman. SYNOPSIS: A young penguin, born into a world of cold, harsh surroundings, embarks on the major steps towards the unknown. The first question on a lot of people’s minds when watching March of the Penguins 2: The Next […]
Movie Review – Danny Collins (2015)
Danny Collins, 2015. Written and Directed by Dan Fogelman. Starring: Al Pacino, Annette Benning, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale and Christopher Plummer. SYNOPSIS: An ageing rocker comes to the realisation that his life perhaps hasn’t gone as it should have after he reads a letter written to him by John Lennon, sent decades earlier but not […]
Veep Season 3 – Season Finale Review
Matt Smith reviews the season finale of Veep season three… So, Selina Meyer is in trouble. Can she show she’s human by pretending to be human? The season finale has left Meyer in a bit of trouble, as she struggles in the polls to be in the running for President. Can she, in the rich […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 8 Review
Matt Smith reviews the eighth episode of Veep season three… Modern American politics, some may argue, has taken face value and image too much into consideration. While TV appearances and book deals appear from all potential world leaders in American politics, there’s a lack of substance that is frankly damaging to the country’s core. An […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 7 Review
Matt Smith reviews the seventh episode of Veep season three… Veep is a telling of a story that couldn’t happen in any other time. A story with a world of cell phones, the internet, rolling news and politics by personality is being told by Armando Iannucci and co, showing that no one person is more […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 6 Review
Matt Smith reviews the sixth episode of Veep season three… This week, Veep is all about tension. Suffering from both literal, physical tension and the more obvious tension politicians must have in their lives when running for office, Selina Meyer this week must ensure that, with everything going well, she can fix things when they inevitably […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 5 Review
Matt Smith reviews episode five of Veep season 3… In the world of politics, things happen very fast. This is what Veep has been saying since day one, with its fast paced line delivery and constantly shifting situations building a perfect example of farce. This week is another week where Meyer tries her best to […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 4 Review
Matt Smith reviews the fourth episode of Veep season three… If there’s one thing Veep’s good at, it’s the constant underpinning that, as much as things change, they still stay the same. It’s in that respect episode four plays out. This week, Selina Meyer visits Silicon Valley in a bid to connect with the tech […]
Movie Review – Starred Up (2013)
Starred Up, 2013. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend. SYNOPSIS: When a young man is ‘starred up’ (moved from juvenile holdings into a full blown prison environment) and winds up on the same wing as his father, he must learn what must be done to protect himself. On the […]
Veep Season 3 – Episode 3 Review
Matt Smith reviews the third episode of Veep season three… With last week’s episode perhaps being received less than well, this week’s episode (and the veep herself) had a lot to answer for and win back. Harkening back to a classic episode of The Thick Of It, an appearance by the main politician, this case Selina […]
