Chris Connor chats with Hamnet’s production designer Fiona Crombie…Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling 2020 novel, Hamnet has emerged as one of the major players for this awards season, earning serious acclaim on the festival circuit. It tells the lesser-known story of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne (Anges in the book/film) and their son, the […]
Exclusive Interview – Hamnet Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska
Exclusive interview with Hamnet costume designer Malgosia Turzanska… Ahead of awards season and fresh off festival season, we spoke with Hamnet’s costume designer, Malgosia Turzanska, about the response to the film, the involvement of director Chloé Zhao and crafting a unique take on a Shakespearean film.What was your starting point and how involved was Chloé Zhao? When […]
Movie Review – Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
Oh. What, Fun., 2025.Directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Dominic Sessa, Danielle Brooks, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, and Joan Chen. SYNOPSIS:Claire plans a special Christmas, but is forgotten by her family. When they realize that she’s missing, their holiday is at […]
Movie Review – Blue Moon (2025)
Blue Moon, 2025.Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Bobby Cannavale, and Margaret Qualley.SYNOPSIS:Tells the story of Lorenz Hart’s struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of “Oklahoma!”.Rodgers and Hart were one of the principal songwriting partnerships of the Great American Songbook for over 20 […]
TV Review – The Death of Bunny Munro
Chris Connor reviews The Death of Bunny Munro…Nick Cave is known the world over for his music, especially his work with The Bad Seeds, and film scores with Warren Ellis. Perhaps it’s not as well known that he is also an accomplished novelist and his second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro, originally published in […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hamnet
Hamnet, 2025.Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal. Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, and Noah Jupe.SYNOPSIS:A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.Shakespeare’s works are known the world over, and his personal life has been examined before on screen, notably in Shakespeare in Love. […]
Movie Review – The Thing with Feathers (2025)
The Thing with Feathers, 2025.Written and Directed by Dylan Southern. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Jessie Cave, Sam Spruell, Leo Bill, Vinette Robinson, Garry Cooper, Tim Plester, Richard Boxall and Henry Boxall.SYNOPSIS:After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable and uninvited houseguest.Max Porter’s debut […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 6 Review – ‘Scars’
Chris Connor reviews the season 5 finale of Slow Horses…Slow Horses has steadily been building momentum across its fifth season, culminating in another explosive finale that sees the end of Will Smith’s tenure at the helm. The truth around Tara and her accomplices comes out, threatening to destablise the UK’s security services unless their £100 […]
Exclusive Interview – Ballad of a Small Player screenwriter Rowan Joffé
Chris Connor chats with Ballad of a Small Player screenwriter Rowan Joffé…Fresh off its gala screening at the London Film Festival, we spoke with Ballad of a Small Player’s screenwriter Rowan Joffé about the challenges of bringing Lawrence Osborne’s acclaimed source material to life. The film like the novel, follows Lord Doyle a down on […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5 Review – ‘Circus’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses season 5…Slow Horses’ fifth season heads into its endgame with all sorts of questions circling: will Coe and River face repercussions for Gimbell’s death? The bad actors appear splintered but are succeeding all the same. What is their ultimate endgame?We open with one of this season’s […]
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