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Masters of the Air Part One & Part Two Review

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Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Masters of the Air… Band of Brothers revolutionised television in the early 2000s, making a star out of many of its leads and guest stars and providing one of the early signs that TV could rival cinema for top-tier storytelling. The brainchild of Steven Spielberg and Tom […]

Movie Review – The Zone of Interest (2023)

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The Zone of Interest, 2023. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller. SYNOPSIS: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. Jonathan Glazer has carved out a reputation as one of the […]

Monach: Legacy of Monsters Episode 10 Review – ‘Beyond Logic’

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Chris Connor reviews the season finale of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… Monarch’s first season has been a patchy affair, although far more human driven than any of the MonsterVerse films, it has felt like a slight lack in Kaiju action with more brief interludes or bookends than full on action. Perhaps a limitation of the […]

Exclusive Interview – All of Us Strangers composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

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To celebrate the release of Andrew Haigh’s latest film, All of Us Strangers, we sat down with Composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch to discuss her work on the acclaimed film that looks set to feature heavily this awards season. Emilie discussed working with Andrew Haigh and some of the unique challenges the subject and tone of the […]

Movie Review – Poor Things (2023)

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Poor Things, 2003, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael. SYNOPSIS: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Yorgos Lanthimos is one of […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 9 Review – ‘Axis Mundi’

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Chris Connor reviews the penultimate episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 1… Monarch’s penultimate episode opens with a 10 minute plus sequence set with the younger Lee Shaw and Bill Randa, having lost Bill’s wife Keiko into the Hollow Earth. The sequence is meant to be reminiscent of the Apollo missions goes awry with […]

Movie Review – One Life (2023)

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One Life, 2023. Directed by James Hawes. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Jonathan Pryce, and Lena Olin. SYNOPSIS: One Life tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 8 Review – ‘Birthright’

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Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… As we head towards the endpoint of Monarch’s first season we get some answers to questions that have been permeating throughout. We get more of a focus on younger Lee Shaw, Keiko and Bill Randa in the 1950s. We find out that Bill is […]

Movie Review – Saltburn (2023)

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Saltburn, 2023. Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, and Carey Mulligan. SYNOPSIS: A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to […]