Netflix has decided to renew its teenage dark comedy The End of the F***ing World for a second season. Series creator and writer Charlie Covell will return for the new season, which he will produce alongside Murray Ferguson, Ed Macdonald, Andy Baker, Dominic Buchanan and Jonathan Entwistle. The End of The F***king World is based on the graphic novel […]
Movie Review – Mindhorn (2016)
Mindhorn, 2016. Directed by Sean Foley. Starring Julian Barrett, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey, Andrea Riseborough, Jessica Barden, Harriet Walter, Kenneth Branagh, and Steve Coogan. SYNOPSIS: A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series “Mindhorn” must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only […]
Movie Review – The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster, 2015. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Jessica Barden, Ashley Jensen, and Angeliki Papoulla. SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in […]
Movie Review – The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster, 2015. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Ben Whishaw and Roger Ashton-Griffiths SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian hotel, recently-separated David (Colin Farrell) has 45 days to find a partner, before he turns into a lobster. To any other species, humans are funny creatures. The Lobster takes our […]
Second Opinion – Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Far from the Madding Crowd, 2015. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple and Jessica Barden. SYNOPSIS: In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and […]
Movie Review – Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
Far from the Madding Crowd, 2015. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple and Jessica Barden. SYNOPSIS: In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and […]
