Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Slow Horses season 5… After an explosive second episode, Slow Horses’ fifth season takes time to breathe as the tension escalates and the antagonists strike several blows. Ho is taken to The Park in some memorable exchanges with The Dogs and Diana Taverner, with Chris Chung once again […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 2 Review – ‘Incommunicado’
Chris Connor reviews the second episode of Slow Horses season 5… Slow Horses returned for its fifth season with an explosive opener with the Abbotsfield shooting and aftermath its clear the Slough House crew will once again have their work cut out and with Roddy Ho implicated, the case is closer to Aldersgate than they […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘Bad Dates’
Chris Connor reviews the season 5 premiere of Slow Horses… Slow Horses’ fourth season brought in the largest audience for the show to date. The explosive plot featuring a plot to destabilise the park and a storyline close to River and David Cartwright, upped the action and set anticipation high. The show returns with its […]
Slow Horses season 5 trailer released by Apple TV+
With just under three weeks to go until Slow Horses returns, Apple TV+ has shared a trailer for the fifth season of acclaimed espionage drama series which is based on the novel London Rules from Mick Herron’s award-winning “Slough House” book series. The cast includes Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind […]
Slow Horses renewed for seventh season by Apple TV+
Ahead if its fifth season premiere in September, Apple TV+ has already given the spy series Slow Horses the greenlight for a seventh season. Apple already renewed the series for a sixth season last year, but has now doubled down on the series’ future. Slow Horses sees Gary Oldman leading the cast which features Jack Lowden, Kristin […]
Movie Review – Parthenope (2024)
Parthenope, 2024. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Celeste Dalla Porta, Gary Oldman, Stefania Sandrelli, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert, Alfonso Santagata, Biagio Izzo, Nello Mascia, Francesca Romana Bergamo, Brando Improta, Riccardo Lai, Alessandro Paniccià, Cristiano Scotto di Galletta, Luigi Bruno, […]
A New Golden Age of Espionage TV Shows?
In the wake of the success of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, Chris Connor looks forward to a new golden age of TV spy shows… Espionage and TV have a long and often hugely successful history; if we look at acclaimed adaptations of John Le Carre’s work including The Night Manager and Alec Guinness-led adaptations of […]
Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope gets a trailer from A24
A24 has shared a poster and trailer for Parthenope, the coming-of-age drama from writer-director Paolo Sorrentino (The Young Pope, The Hand of God). The film sees Celeste Dalla Porta leading a cast that includes Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta and Isabella Ferrari. Watch the trailer below… Parthenope, born in the […]
Slow Horses Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘Hello Goodbye’
Chris Connor reviews the finale of Slow Horses season 4… Slow Horses has really built momentum throughout its fourth season, as in Mick Herron’s source material finding a way to balance its action and suspense with black humour and a sense of wit. This season an encapsulation of all that makes the show such a […]
Léon: The Professional: The Unconventional Cult Classic at 30
30 years on from its release, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Luc Besson’s cult classic Léon: The Professional… Léon: The Professional is important for a number of reasons. The controversial hitman film introduced audiences to a young Natalie Portman, gave Jean Reno wider recognition and reminded how much Hollywood needs Gary Oldman. But […]
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