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Movie Review – Wendell & Wild (2022)

October 21, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Wendell & Wild, 2022. Directed by Henry Selick. Featuring the voice talents of Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, Tamara Smart, Ramona Young, Ving Rhames, Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Gabrielle Dennis, Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake, and Gary Gatewood. SYNOPSIS: Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Angela Bassett, David Harewood, Gabrielle Dennis, Gary Gatewood, Henry Selick, Igal Naor, James Hong, Jordan Peele, Keegan Michael Key, lyric ross, Maxine Peake, Natalie Martinez, netflix, Ramona Young, Sam Zelaya, Seema Virdi, tamara smart, Tantoo Cardinal, Ving Rhames, wendell & wild

Movie Review – Fanny Lye Deliver’d (2019)

June 25, 2020 by Tori Brazier

Fanny Lye Deliver’d, 2019. Directed by Thomas Clay. Starring Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds, Zak Adams, Peter McDonald, Perry Fitzpatrick and Kenneth Collard. SYNOPSIS: Set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657, this is the story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Tori Brazier Tagged With: 2019 BFI London Film Festival, Charles Dance, Fanny Lye Deliver'd, Freddie Fox, kenneth collard, Maxine Peake, Perry Fitzpatrick, Peter McDonald, Tanya Reynolds, Thomas Clay, Zak Adams

Movie Review – Gwen (2019)

August 17, 2019 by Matt Donato

Gwen. 2019. Directed by William McGregor. Starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Mark Lewis Jones, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Richard Elfyn, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, and Gwion Glyn. SYNOPSIS: A dark folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution. Every year, horror journalists (including myself) crown a new “[X] year’s The Witch!” Such classification translates to […]

Filed Under: Matt Donato, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Gwion Glyn, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Maxine Peake, Richard Elfyn, Richard Harrington

Watch an exclusive clip from Funny Cow starring Maxine Peake

February 21, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Coinciding with its U.S. VOD release, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the British comedy drama Funny Cow, which sees Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything) starring alongside Paddy Considine (The Death of Stalin), Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) and Alun Armstrong (Krull). Watch the clip here, but beware […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Funny Cow, Maxine Peake

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Peterloo

October 25, 2018 by Tori Brazier

Waterloo, 2018. Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Maxine Peake, Rory Kinnear, Neil Bell, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst, Rachel Finnegan, Tom Meredith, Simona Bitmate, Robert Wilfort, Karl Johnson, Sam Troughton, Alastair Mackenzie, David Bamber and Tim McInnerny. SYNOPSIS: The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. Peterloo […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Tori Brazier Tagged With: 2018 BFI London Film Festival, Alastair Mackenzie, David Bamber, David Moorst, Karl Johnson, Maxine Peake, Mike Leigh, Neil Bell, Pearce Quigley, Peterloo, Rachel Finnegan, Robert Wilfort, Rory Kinnear, Sam Troughton, Simona Bitmate, Tim McInnerny, Tom Meredith

Movie Review – Funny Cow (2017)

April 16, 2018 by Freda Cooper

Funny Cow, 2017. Directed by Adrian Shergold. Starring Maxine Peake, Tony Pitts, Paddy Considine, Alun Armstrong, Stephen Graham, and Lindsay Coulson. SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, a female stand up with the stage name of Funny Cow struggles to make a name for herself on the club circuit, where women on stage are expected to be […]

Filed Under: Freda Cooper, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Adrian Shergold, Alun Armstrong, Funny Cow, Lindsay Coulson, Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Stephen Graham, Tony Pitts

Poster and trailer for Funny Cow starring Maxine Peake

March 2, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release next month, Entertainment One has revealed a new poster and trailer for the upcoming comedy Funny Cow. Directed by Adrian Shergold, the films stars Maxine Peake as the titular working class comedienne  alongside Paddy Considine, Stephen Graham, Tony Pitts, and Alun Armstrong; take a look below… Maxine Peake plays the gritty role […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adrian Shergold, Alun Armstrong, Funny Cow, Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Stephen Graham, Tony Pitts

Black Mirror Season Four Review – ‘Metalhead’

December 30, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Martin Carr reviews Black Mirror’s ‘Metalhead’… Post-apocalyptic landscapes filmed in crisp black and white are the calling card of David Slade in this episode of Black Mirror entitled ‘Metalhead’. Sparse in explanation and concise in characterisation it offers up no reasoning, backstory or circumstance for its central protagonist played by Maxine Peake. Taking an online […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Black Mirror, Maxine Peake

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