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Sundance London 2019 Review – Late Night

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Late Night, 2019. Directed by Nisha Ganatra. Starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Dennis O’Hare, John Lithgow, Hugh Darcy, Reid Scott, Amy Ryan and Paul Walter Hauser. SYNOPSIS: When informed that she is being replaced as host of her long running chat show, Katherine Newberry fights to remain relevant and necessary, relying on the inspiration of […]

Sundance London 2019 Review – Hail Satan?

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Hail Satan?, 2019. Directed by Penny Lane. Starring Lucien Greaves and Jex Blackmore. SYNOPSIS: A documentary examining the rise of the Satanic Temple, as well as its clashes with the evangelical Christian parts of America. For many of us, Satanism is something that seemed cool as an edgy teenager firmly in the “screw God” phase […]

Movie Review – Rondo (2018)

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Rondo, 2018. Directed by Drew Barnhardt. Starring Brenna Otts, G.C. Clark, Ketrick ‘Jazz’ Copeland, Reggie De Morton, Luke Sorge, and Gena Shaw.   SYNOPSIS: A veteran suffering from PSTD is offered a chance at therapy that opens up a world of sex, murder and revenge. “Ordinary is not the thing that I want,” says Jill […]

Sundance London 2019 Review – Ask Dr Ruth

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Ask Dr Ruth, 2019. Directed by Ryan White. Starring Dr Ruth Westheimer, Miriam Westheimer, Joel Westheimer, Leora Westheimer and Pierre Lehu. SYNOPSIS: The story of TV sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer, who is still blowing the minds of Americans with her frank discussions of sexuality at the age of 90. The opening scene of Ask […]

Comic Book Review – The Forgotten Queen #4

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews The Forgotten Queen #4… Readers versed in the Valiant Universe probably already know that Gilad Anni-Panna (or the Eternal Warrior) has two immortal brothers. When you don’t know, though, and Dr. Oyuunchimeg switches to “brothers,” all casual-like, it couldn’t come as more of a surprise. One of the great things about reading […]

Sundance London 2019 Review – The Farewell

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The Farewell, 2019. Directed by Lulu Wang. Starring Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Diana Lin, Tzi Ma, Jiang Yongbo, Lu Hong, Chen Han and Aoi Mizuhara. SYNOPSIS: A Chinese family reunite for a wedding, but almost everyone involved really knows that it’s a chance to say goodbye to their beloved matriarch, from whom they are concealing her […]

Movie Review – Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

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Deadwood: The Movie. 2019. Directed by Daniel Minahan. Starring Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson, W. Earl Brown, Dayton Callie, Kim Dickens, Brad Dourif, Anna Gunn, John Hawkes, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, Brent Sexton, Sean Bridgers and Gerald McRaney. SYNOPSIS: The Deadwood film follows the indelible characters of the series, who […]

Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)

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Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Stephen Graham, Gemma Jones, Charlie Rowe, Steven Mackintosh, Tate Donovan, Harriet Walter, Celinde Schoenmaker, Kit Connor and Matthew Illesley. SYNOPSIS: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. Rocketman is a riot of music, colour […]