Roadside Attractions has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Terence Davies’ biographical drama Benediction which tells the story of the life of English writer, soldier and war poet Siegfried Sassoon, played by Jack Lowden (Dunkirk, Fighting with My Family); take a look here… Benediction explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack […]
Gary Oldman stars in trailer for MI5 drama Slow Horses
Apple TV+ has debuted the first trailer for Slow Horses, the upcoming espionage drama series based on Mick Herron’s award-winning novel which follows a team of British intelligence agents who work in a dumping ground department of MI5; watch it here… “Slow Horses” is a darkly humorous espionage drama that follows a dysfunctional team of […]
First images from Apple TV+ spy drama Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman
Ahead of its premiere on the streamer this April, Apple TV+ has released the first images from the spy drama series Slow Horses which is based upon the novel by Mick Herron and sees Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy star Gary Oldman returning to the espionage genre alongside a star-studded cast that also Gary Oldman, Kristin […]
Movie Review – Capone (2020)
Capone, 2020 Written and Directed by Josh Trank Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathrine Narducci, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Tilda Del Toro, Al Sapienza, Mason Guccione, Jhemma Ziegler, and Wayne Pére SYNOPSIS: The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted […]
Movie Review – Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018. Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Guy Pearce, Ian Hart, James McArdle, Gemma Chan, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and David Tennant. SYNOPSIS: Returning to the UK after the death of her husband, Mary Queen of Scots has a claim to the English throne, which puts her […]
Movie Review – Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018. Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Maria Dragus, Eileen O’Higgins, Liah O’Prey, Izuka Hoyle, Brendan Coyle, Martin Compston, Gemma Chan, and Ismael Cruz Córdova. SYNOPSIS: Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned […]
Movie Review – Kindred (2020)
Kindred, 2020. Written and Directed by Joe Marcantonio. Starring Chloe Pirrie, Fiona Shaw, Jack Lowden, Tamara Lawrence, Anton Lesser, Edward Holcroft, and Kiran Sonia Sawar. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of her boyfriend Ben (Edward Holcroft) in a freak accident expectant mother Charlotte (Tamara Lawrence) is tended to by his family. Alone, isolated and confronted by formidable […]
Movie Review – Kindred (2020)
Kindred, 2020 Directed by Joe Marcantonio. Starring Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw, Toyah Frantzen, Nyree Yergainharsian, Natalia Kostrzewa, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Anton Lesser, Chloe Pirrie, and Edward Holcroft. SYNOPSIS: When her boyfriend dies suddenly in an accident, psychologically fragile mother-to-be Charlotte is taken in by his family – but they seem increasingly obsessed with […]
Movie Review – Mangrove (2020)
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 […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mangrove
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: In 1970s London, police harassment of a crucial community hub for local Black people leads to a peaceful protest, which ends up in a court room. Steve McQueen is effectively a lucky […]
