Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Boys season 2… Inside a panic room, underneath a suburban home sit three key characters. Homemade booby traps fashioned from domestic cleaning products serve as the first line of defence against an imminent threat. Fire trucks, emergency services and a gaggle of gung-ho authority figures offer our […]
Movie Review – The Nest (2020)
The Nest, 2020. Written and Directed by Sean Durkin. Starring Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, and Anne Reid. SYNOPSIS: Rory (Jude Law) and his wife Allison (Carrie Coon) move back to the UK when he gets offered a big opportunity. Once in situ surrounded by acres of land and a country mansion […]
Netflix Review – Criminal Season 2
Martin Carr reviews season 2 of Netflix’s Criminal… Criminal changed the format for police procedurals by challenging our preconceptions. Extended monologues, voyeuristic interrogations and audience complicity drew people in without scenery chewing. For the guest star suspects including David Tennant and Hayley Atwell in season one, it provided opportunities for a measured masterclass in acting […]
Movie Review – Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Bill & Ted Face the Music, 2020. Directed by Dean Parisot. Starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Anthony Carrigan, Kid Cudi, Jayma Mays, Erinn Hayes, Hal Landon Jr., Beck Bennett, Amy Stoch, Kristen Schaal, Holland Taylor, and Jillian Bell. SYNOPSIS: Two decades on and no further along in their quest […]
TV Review – The Third Day
Martin Carr reviews The Third Day… This co-production between HBO and Sky executive produced in part by Brad Pitt is an intriguing Celtic cautionary tale. Cult like communities cut off by tidal currents combine with Pagan sacrifice and inverted Christian traditions to create a heady brew. Written by Dennis Kelly who also penned Amazon’s Utopia […]
Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Strange Case’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Lovecraft Country… Symbolism is rife, transformation graphic and repression just part of life in Lovecraft Country. Although this Strange Case might not be the old fashioned smash and grab from last week there is still plenty going on. Now more than ever it becomes apparent that everyone is […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Harry Gregson-Williams discusses Disney’s Mulan
Harry Gregson-Williams is a revered veteran composer with over a hundred film scores to his name. From Antz to Man On Fire and now with Mulan alongside Antoine Fuqua’s Infinite, his career hinges on much more than mere good fortune. In conversation he is subtlety self-deprecating and understated about an ability which has given us […]
The Boys Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Nothing Like It In The World’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Boys season 2… Does anyone else get a When Harry Met Sally vibe? Before you spit you’re collective dummies out look beyond the public demonstrations, Taxi Driver references and pointed diversity discussions and think. Those little straight to camera vignettes might seem like nothing at first glance, […]
Exclusive Interview – Jeff Bergman on Our Cartoon President, Looney Tunes, Space Jam 2 and more
Jeff Bergman might not be a familiar name but I guarantee you will know the voice. Since the passing of Mel Blanc, Jeff has been the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and a multitude of others for The Looney Tunes. His connection to Hanna Barbera is also well known and Jeff is due to […]
Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘A History of Violence’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Lovecraft Country… Although ‘A History of Violence’ brings in period piece elements which encompass both racial disharmony and rising concerns around communism, at heart things are much more mainstream. Combining road trip conventions, Tomb Raider overtones and booby traps aplenty this teleplay by showrunner Misha Green is lighter […]
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