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Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

September 16, 2025 by Ricky Church

Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Ip and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell, Deanie Ip, edward berger, Fala Chen, netflix, Tilda Swinton, Toronto International Film Festival

Colin Farrell is a gambler on the run in Ballad of a Small Player trailer

August 19, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has debuted the first trailer for Ballad of a Small Player, director Edward Berger’s (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave) upcoming adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s novel of the same name. The psychological thriller stars Colin Farrell as Lord Doyle, a high-stakes gambler who spends the little money he has left drinking on the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell, Deanie Ip, edward berger, Fala Chen, Lawrence Osborne, netflix, Tilda Swinton

Movie Review – Blitz (2024)

November 20, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Blitz, 2024. Written and Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham, Josef Altin, Sandra Huggett, Thea Achillea, Grahame Fox, David Kirkbride, Tommy Daley, Thomas Aitch, Charlie Hodson-Prior, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Benjamin Clémentine, Blitz, Charlie Hodson-Prior, Chicago International Film Festival, Christopher Chung, CJ Beckford, David Kirkbride, Elliott Heffernan, Erin Kellyman, Fraser Holmes, Gavi Singh Chera, Gerard Monaco, Grahame Fox, Harris Dickinson, Hayley Squires, Heather Craney, Josef Altin, Joshua McGuire, Kathy Burke, Leigh Gill, Lizzie Hopley, Matt Bardock, Max Gold, Mica Ricketts, Paul Weller, sally messham, Sandra Huggett, saoirse ronan, Stephen Graham, Steve McQueen, Thea Achillea, Thomas Aitch, Tommy Daley

Trailer: Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk star in festive comedy Your Christmas or Mine

November 3, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Prime Video has released a poster and trailer for director Jim O’Hanlon’s British festive comedy Your Christmas or Mine? The film follows young couple Hayley (Cora Kirk) and James (Asa Butterfield) as they head home for Christmas, and both make the split-second decision to surprise each other, completely unaware they’ve swapped Christmas’ and are forced […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Angela Griffin, Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk, Daniel Mays, David Bradley, Harriet Walter, Jim O'Hanlon, Lucien Laviscount, natalie gumede, Ram John Holder, Your Christmas or Mine?

Movie Review – The Forgiven (2022)

August 31, 2022 by Robert Kojder

The Forgiven, 2022. Written and Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee, Christopher Abbott, Marie-Josée Croze, Alex Jennings, Saïd Taghmaoui, David McSavage, Mourad Zaoui, Imane Elmechrafi, Ben Affan, Ismael Kanater, Anas El Baz, Brianna Bella, Omar Ghazaoui, and Abdellah Chakiri. SYNOPSIS: The Forgiven takes place […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Abbey Lee, Abdellah Chakiri, Alex Jennings, Anas El Baz, Ben Affan, Brianna Bella, Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Abbott, David McSavage, Imane Elmechrafi, Ismael Kanater, Jessica Chastain, John Michael McDonagh, Marie-Josée Croze, Matt Smith, Mourad Zaoui, Omar Ghazaoui, ralph fiennes, Saïd Taghmaoui, The Forgiven

Movie Review – Operation Mincemeat (2022)

July 4, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Operation Mincemeat, 2022. Directed by John Madden. Starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan, Paul Ritter, Simon Russell Beale, Lorne MacFadyen, Markus von Lingen, Ruby Bentall, Alex Jennings, Ellie Haddington, Nicholas Rowe, Will Keen, Mark Bonnar, James Fleet, Alexander Beyer, Nico Birnbaum, Pep Tosar, Alba […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alba Brunet, Alex Jennings, Alexander Beyer, Amy Marston, Charlotte Hamblin, Colin Firth, Ellie Haddington, Gabrielle Creevy, Hattie Morahan, James Fleet, Jason Isaacs, Javier Godino, John Madden, Johnny Flynn, Jonjo O’Neill, Kelly Macdonald, Lorne MacFadyen, Mark Bonnar, Mark Gatiss, Markus von Lingen, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Bott, Nicholas Rowe, Nico Birnbaum, Operation Mincemeat, Óscar Zafra, Paul Lancaster, Paul Ritter, Pedro Casablanc, Penelope Wilton, Pep Tosar, Ruby Bentall, Rufus Wright, Simon Rouse, Simon Russell Beale, Will Keen

Movie Review – Munich: The Edge of War (2021)

January 21, 2022 by Martin Carr

Munich: The Edge of War, 2021. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Starring George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jeremy Irons, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke, Alex Jennings, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, and Robert Bathurst. SYNOPSIS: War in Europe is imminent, Munich represents a final chance to stop Hitler in his tracks, and two friends hold […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Jennings, August Diehl, christian schwochow, George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Jessica Brown Findlay, Liv Lisa Fries, Martin Wuttke, Munich - The Edge of War, netflix, Robert Bathurst, Sandra Huller

Trailer for Munich – The Edge of War starring George MacKay and Jeremy Irons

December 7, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has debuted the first trailer, a poster and images for the upcoming spy thriller Munich – The Edge of War. Based on Robert Harris’ international bestseller of the same name, the film follows friends Hugh Legat (George MacKay), a British civil servant and Paul von Hartmann (Jannis Niewöhner), a German diplomat as they find […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Jennings, August Diehl, christian schwochow, George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jessica Brown Findlay, Martin Wuttke, Munich - The Edge of War, netflix, Robert Bathurst, Sandra Huller

Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg to star in The Undeclared War

April 28, 2021 by Ricky Church

Deadline reports that Mark Rylance (Dunkirk) and Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible – Fallout) have joined Peackock and Channel 4’s political espionage thriller The Undeclared War. The series comes from Peter Kosminsky and Colin Callender, who are re-teaming with Rylance after working on Wolf Hall. Rylance and Pegg will lead with the series with Adrian Lester (Riviera), […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings, Colin Callender, Hannah Khalique-Brown, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Rylance, Peter Kosminsky, Simon Pegg, The Undeclared War

Movie Review – Mangrove (2020)

October 17, 2020 by Tori Brazier

Mangrove

Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Llewella Gideon, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Gary Beadle, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Joseph Quinn, Derek Griffiths, Jodhi May, Richard Cordery, Tahj Miles and Samuel West. SYNOPSIS: Mangrove tells this true story of The […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Tori Brazier Tagged With: 2020 BFI London Film Festival, Alex Jennings, Derek Griffiths, Gary Beadle, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Jack Lowden, Jodhi May, Joseph Quinn, Jumayn Hunter, Letitia Wright, Llewella Gideon, Malachi Kirby, Mangrove, Nathaniel Martello-White, Richard Cordery, Richie Campbell, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Samuel West, Shaun Parkes, Small Axe, Steve McQueen, Tahj Miles

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