Chris Connor reviews Magpie Murders… Anthony Horowitz has been at the forefront of British literature and television for over two decades, and the latest of his books to receive the small screen treatment is 2016’s Magpie Murders, which had the novel concept of a story within a story, depicting the murder of mystery writer Alan […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 7 Review – ‘In The Name of Honor’
Chris Connor reviews the season finale of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett… Following our extended detour to track the exploits of other characters, the finale of The Book of Boba Fett returns the attention to the conflict between the title character and the Pyke Syndicate. A thrilling opening lays down the stakes with […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6 Review – From the Desert Comes a Stranger
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett… After taking a detour last week, The Book of Boba Fett continues the adventures of The Mandalorian for a sizable chunk of its penultimate episode. We begin with a prologue linking the main plot with the return of Timothy Olyphant’s Cobb […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 5 Review – Return of The Mandalorian
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett… After teasing the return of Din Djarin at the end of last week’s episode, The Book of Boba Fett acts as The Mandalorian Season 2.5 in an episode with the rather on the nose title of ‘Return of The Mandalorian’. We […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 4 Review – ‘The Gathering Storm’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett… One of the most surprising things about The Book of Boba Fett to date has been its heavy reliance on filling in the five-year gap between Return of The Jedi and the events of The Mandalorian. This has earned some mixed […]
Movie Review – The 400 Blows (4K Remaster)
The 400 Blows, 1959. Directed by Francois Truffaut. Starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier, Patrick Auffay. SYNOPSIS: A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. Alongside the likes of Jean Luc Godard, Jaques Demy and Jean Pierre-Melville, François Truffaut was one of the pioneers of the French New Wave […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 3 Review – ‘The Streets of Mos Espa’
Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett… Following the extensive use of flashbacks in its opening two episodes, the third episode of The Book of Boba Fett picks up the main storyline considerably, answering some nagging questions and offering the best glimpse so far at how the strands […]
Exclusive Interview – Munich: The Edge of War director Christian Schwochow
Chris Connor chats with Munich: The Edge of War director Christian Schwochow… With the cinema release this week of Munich: The Edge of War and its Netflix release later this month we were fortunate to speak with director Christian Schwochow about the film, how he became involved with the project, and his work on The […]
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 2 Review – ‘The Tribes of Tatooine’
Chris Connor reviews the second episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett… Following on from its opening episode, The Book of Boba Fett continues where the present day story left off with Boba and Fennec interrogating one of their assailants who claims he was sent by the mysterious Mayor. This leads the duo […]
Movie Review – Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
Munich: The Edge of War, 2021. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Starring George MacKay, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jeremy Irons, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke. SYNOPSIS: September 1938, following years of rising Facism in Europe, Hitler is intent on expanding Germany’s influence across Europe. In an effort to keep the peace, both sides strive to achieve […]
