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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
House of the Dragon Episode 7 Review – ‘Driftmark’
Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of House of the Dragon… After an extended time jump in the last episode and a raft of new introductions, House of the Dragon’s seventh episode ‘Driftmark’ is able to focus on the here and now with a far shorter gap following the events of last week. The episode […]
Star Wars: Andor Episode 4 Review – ‘Aldhani’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Star Wars: Andor… Following an impressive opening three episodes with an especially action driven third installment, Star Wars: Andor continues its strong momentum with its fourth episode, ‘Aldhani’, which sees us dive into the internal workings of the Imperial machine like never before as the first sparks of […]
House of the Dragon Episode 6 Review – ‘The Princess and The Queen’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of House of the Dragon… House of The Dragon’s sixth episode acts almost as a soft reset of the show, with a ten year time jump and a host of new characters and changing roles for familiar ones. It shows how the years have changed the status quo in […]
Star Wars: Andor – Episodes 1-3 Review
Chris Connor reviews the first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor… After the warm if not glowing response to Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi and a more middling reception for Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, Disney+ returns to the galaxy far, far away in the shape of Star Wars: Andor, a new series […]
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