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Movie Review – Dragon Kingdom (2019)

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Dragon Kingdom, 2019. Directed by Simon Wells. Starring Ross O’Hennessy, Ben Loyd-Holmes, Rebecca Dyson-Smith, Zara Phythian, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Jemma Moore and Mike Mitchell SYNOPSIS: To save their Kingdom from the Dark Lord’s army, a mighty and courageous legion of warriors must travel through the forbidden lands fighting the fearsome fire breathing monsters of The Dark […]

Carnival Row Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Joining Of Unlike Things’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Carnival Row… Political intrigue, class clashes and post mortem debates form the backbone of episode four. Murderous intent, slaughterhouse visuals in isolated orphanages and soft focus Pagan rituals pepper fifty minutes of dubious double dealing. Using Shakespearean tragedy with refined brutality against the backdrop of street level justice […]

Carnival Row Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Kingdoms of the Moon’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Carnival Row… There is something unique about episode three which circumvents traditional narrative expectations and mixes mythology with historical events. Flashes of fantasy seep through the snowy terrain as Anoun is brought to life and Burgue soldiers approach a holy temple. A brief hat tip to Two Towers […]

Carnival Row Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Aisling’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Carnival Row… Bloody murder, family ructions and underground splinter cells push up the ante with intent as episode two lights a fire beneath Carnival Row. By intertwining mythology with the citizens of this Burge there is a melding of fact, fiction and historical breadth which underpins essential drama. […]

Movie Review – The Souvenir (2019)

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The Souvenir, 2019. Directed by Joanna Hogg. Starring Honor Swinton-Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton, Jack McMullen and Richard Ayoade. SYNOPSIS: A young woman struggles to achieve her film school ambitions while in a destructive relationship with an older man. There’s always a lot of talk online – particularly in the world of morally questionable superhero […]

Movie Review – Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

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Memory: The Origins of Alien, 2019. Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. Starring Tom Skerritt, Diane O’Bannon, Axelle Carolyn, Roger Corman, Veronica Cartwright, Ben Mankiewicz, and Alan Jones. SYNOPSIS: Documentary focusing on how Alien and, more specifically, its central antagonist came into being. Just when you think there is nothing more to be mined from the […]

Movie Review – Aniara (2018)

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Aniara, 2018. Directed by Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja. Starring Emelie Jonsson, Arvin Kananian, Bianca Cruzeiro, Anneli Martini, Emma Broomé, Jennie Silfverhjelm and Leon Jiber. SYNOPSIS: A luxury spaceship carrying human settlers to Mars is left drifting in space when an accident causes it to jettison its fuel supply. Earlier this year, the film critic […]

Movie Review – Killers Anonymous (2019)

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Killers Anonymous, 2019. Directed by Martin Owen. Starring Rhyon Nicole Brown, MyAnna Buring, Michael Socha, Elizabeth Morris, Tommy Flanagan, Elliot James Langridge, Tim McInnerny, Sam Hazeldine, Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba and Suki Waterhouse. SYNOPSIS: A group of assassins gather for an impromptu meeting of their support group for killers, following an attempted hit on a […]