Most Dangerous Game, 2020. Directed by Phil Abraham. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Christopher Waltz, Sarah Gadon, Zach Cherry, Aaron Poole, Christopher Webster, Billy Burke, and Natasha Bordizzo. SYNOPSIS: Dodge (Liam Hemsworth) needs money quickly. Bills are piling up, he has a baby on the way and time is literally running out as his illness spreads…. For […]
Quibi Review – Survive
Survive, 2020. Directed by Mark Pellington. Starring Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins. SYNOPSIS: Jane (Sophie Turner) has her concerns not least is where she lives. Confined through routine, defined by hard to break habits and taking one day at a time her compulsions are symptomatic. Only once she leaves that behind does everything start slotting […]
Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘Slowly Slowly Catchy Monkey’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Killing Eve season 3… Left for dead at the end of season two there is much to be said for Eve’s gyoza dumpling prep. From that Eastern bloc opening through those muted colours to an ostentatious Spanish wedding, Killing Eve has lost none of its swagger. Polished production, […]
TV Review – Tales From The Loop Season 1
Martin Carr reviews season one of Tales from the Loop… There is so much to appreciate in this Amazon original that a full season review will only ever whet the appetite. Created and written by Nathaniel Halpern who executive produced Legion, each episode is intricately layered, delicately unpacked and carefully explored. An emotional and intellectual […]
Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Et in Arcadia – Part II’
Martin Carr reviews the season 1 finale of Star Trek: Picard… Beyond the battles this season one finale carries weight, imbues pathos and carries a universal message more valuable now than ever. Character moments, dramatic resolution and nail biting scenarios become the secondary window dressing for something more resonant. A universal understanding which transcends cultural […]
Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘Et in Arcadia Ego – Part I’
Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard… This feels like a circling of the wagons, a call to arms and prelude to war. Obstacles both physical and otherwise are being put in place as Picard gears up for a season finale. Just enough distrust has been instilled, just enough doubt planted and […]
Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Broken Pieces’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Star Trek: Picard… This is an episode of healing, assimilation and unfettered guilt that gives Santiago Cabrera free rein to assume numerous identities, whilst subtle reveals up the ante. From visual overload to Pagan ceremonial homage Picard drops back story, familial bombshells and Romulan subterfuge into a heady […]
Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Nepenthe’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Star Trek: Picard… After last week Nepenthe brings us something slightly different with the return of old faces, on-going threats and more than a little subterfuge. Narek tracks Rios and company across space, Picard reunites with Riker while Soji distrusts anything within spitting distance as she comes to […]
Movie Review – Escape From Pretoria (2020)
Escape From Pretoria, 2020. Directed by Francis Annan. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, and Ian Hart. SYNOPSIS: Arrested for fighting a corrupt South African regime, Tim Jenkin (Daniel Radcliffe) and Stephen Lee (Daniel Webber) are imprisoned. At odds with popular thinking and self-proclaimed prisoners of conscience they concoct an escape plan. That this opens with […]
Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Impossible Box’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard… In forty minutes of television Picard pilfers classic literature, employs franchise iconography and greases the dramatic wheels with style. Weaving in film homage, touching on past traumas and introducing emotional conflict ‘The Impossible Box’ proves a benchmark episode. Balancing Next Generation film franchise cameos, fan […]
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