Martin Carr reviews season 2 of Mythic Quest… For those who thought The Morning Show was all Apple had to offer think again. Carrying influences from The Office into new territory, Mythic Quest thrived on dysfunctional dynamics and a central performance from Rob McElhenney that tied everything together. Aided and abetted by an outstanding cast including Charlotte […]
Movie Review – The Killing of Two Lovers (2020)
The Killing of Two Lovers, 2020. Directed by Robert Machoian. Starring Clayne Crawford, Chris Coy, Sepideh Moafi, Avery Pizzuto, Arri Graham, Bruce Graham, Ezra Graham and Jonah Graham. SYNOPSIS: David (Clayne Crawford) and Nikki (Sepiedeh Moafi) are going through a trial separation. Derek (Chris Coy) only complicates matters by getting in the middle. With their […]
Amazon Review – The Underground Railroad
Martin Carr reviews The Underground Railroad… Oscar-winning writer director Barry Jenkins comes to Amazon with a story of conflicting cultural identity and social intolerance. Adapted from the novel by Colson Whitehead, who serves as an executive producer alongside both Barry Jenkins and Brad Pitt, The Underground Railroad pulls no punches. Caesar (Aaron Pierce) and Cora (Thuso […]
Netflix Review – Jupiter’s Legacy
Martin Carr reviews Jupiter’s Legacy… This is landmark stuff. Mixing dysfunctional family dynamics with enhanced human protagonists, Jupiter’s Legacy feels mythical. Author Mark Millar already has form at Marvel, is lauded for Kick–Ass as well as secret service curveball Kingsman: The Secret Service. He is an edgy Scot with mainstream pretensions, who has fine tuned his own […]
Movie Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)
Mortal Kombat, 2021. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Starring Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Matilda Kimber, Laura Brent, Daniel Nelson, Melanie Jarnson, Ian Streetz, Nathan Jones, Yukiko Shinohara, Ren Miyagawa, Damon Herriman, and Angus Sampson. SYNOPSIS: Earth realm […]
Exclusive Interview – Writing Four Good Days with Eli Saslow
Eli Saslow is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The Washington Post. His singular piece of narrative journalism on the escalating opioid epidemic in America inspired Four Good Days, a frequently harrowing dramatisation of addiction, experienced through the eyes of a mother and daughter. Starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, the film pulls no punches […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Nick Stagliano on The Virtuoso starring Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount and Abbie Cornish
Filmmaker Nick Stagliano produced, directed and co-wrote The Virtuoso. A thriller which taps into film noir mainstays, the movie boasts Oscar-winning Anthony Hopkins amongst its cast alongside the likes of Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish and David Morse, and delivers a twist on lone gunman tropes. Ahead of the film’s release today, Stagliano took time out […]
Movie Review – Percy vs. Goliath (2020)
Percy vs. Goliath, 2020. Directed by Clark Johnson. Starring Christopher Walken, Roberta Maxwell, Pathy Aiyar, Monique Alverez, Adam Beach, Zach Braff, Andrea del Campo, Martin Donovan, Christina Ricci, Warren Ellis and Zoe Fish. SYNOPSIS: Percy (Christopher Walker) is a seed saver, who has farmed the same land for generations. In a landmark legal case which […]
Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Finale Review – ‘One World, One People’
Martin Carr reviews the finale of Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier… There is a turning point in this finale which makes the running time worthwhile. Forget that extended action sequence, redemptive team up segue and power broker reveal. Those moments may have been pretty, awe inspiring and polished like a new pin, but […]
Apple TV+ Review – The Mosquito Coast
Martin Carr reviews Apple TV+’s The Mosquito Coast… In 1986 Paul Shrader and Peter Weir tackled The Mosquito Coast on film. They created in the process a densely layered allegorical diatribe on the evils of consumerism. With Harrison Ford as the headliner and strong support from River Phoenix, it intentionally undermined an era defined by […]
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