Not to decry all of the CGI super furry animal animations we get on the release conveyer belt these days, but it’s always nice when something different comes along, and Charlotte appears to be just that. Tahir Rana and Éric Warin’s animated drama tells the story of a young German-Jewish woman – voiced by Keira […]
Movie Review – A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
A Boy Called Christmas, 2021. Directed by Gil Kenan. Starring Henry Lawfull, Stephen Merchant, Maggie Smith, Zoe Colletti, Michiel Huisman, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Kristen Wiig and Joel Fry. SYNOPSIS: The story of Father Christmas is reimagined as a tale of kidnapping, pixies and a secret elf village hidden in the snowy wilderness. […]
Netflix festive family film A Boy Called Christmas gets a new trailer
Netflix has released a new poster and trailer for the festive family adventure film A Boy Called Christmas. Based on Matt Haig’s book of the same name, the film is directed by Gil Kenan and features a cast that includes Henry Lawfull, Stephen Merchant, Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, Toby Jones, Michiel Huisman, Kristen […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Charlotte
Charlotte, 2021. Directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana. Starring Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong. SYNOPSIS: An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943. Tacky thought it might seem to decry the […]
First trailer for Six Minutes to Midnight starring Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent
Sky has released a trailer for the upcoming period thriller Six Minutes to Midnight. Directed by Andy Goddard, the film is based on true events and stars Eddie Izzard as an English teacher who finds himself on the run, desperately trying to clear his name and find out the true plans of the person who […]
Black Narcissus trailer promises paradise, perversion, sanctuary and sin
The BBC and FX has released the first trailer and a poster for their limited series Black Narcissus. Based on Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel of the same name, the drama follows a group of young nuns as they face the challenges of turning a remote and haunting palace in the Himalayas into a convent; take […]
Movie Review – Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle, 2020. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Marion Cotillard, Carmen Ejogo, Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, Ralph Ineson, Harry Collett, Carmel Laniado, Kasia Smutniak, Joanna Page, and […]
Movie Review – Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle, 2020. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Emma Thompson, Micheal Sheen, Tom Holland, Jim Broadbent, Antonio Banderas, Harry Collett, Carmel Laniado, Ralph Fiennes, and Rami Malek. SYNOPSIS: Locked behind the gates of Dolittle Manor, eccentric veterinarian Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) grieves the loss of his beloved wife and famed explorer […]
Movie Review – Dolittle (2020)
Dolittle, 2020. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Marion Cotillard, Carmen Ejogo, Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, Ralph Ineson, Harry Collett, Carmel Laniado, Kasia Smutniak, Joanna Page, and […]
Movie Review – Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2018)
Mary and the Witch’s Flower, 2018. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Jim Broadbent and Ewen Bremner. SYNOPSIS: A girl bored of rural life finds herself transported to a school of magic when she picks an unusual flower in the woods. Since the closure of […]
