The first trailer has arrived online for the biographical comedy drama Blinded by the Light. Based on journalist Sarfraz Manzoor ‘s memoir Greetings from Bury Park and the impact that Bruce Springsteen’s music had on his life, the film is directed by Gurinder Chadha, and stars Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, Meera […]
Sundance Film Festival 2019 Review – Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the Light, 2019. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Starring Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, Meera Ganatra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Dean-Charles Chapman, Frankie Fox, and Sally Phillips. SYNOPSIS: In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the […]
Movie Review – Holmes & Watson (2018)
Holmes & Watson, 2018. Directed by Etan Cohen. Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes and Braun Strowman. SYNOPSIS: A “humorous” take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. If the litmus test for a solid Sherlock Holmes spoof is the absence of […]
Movie Review – Swimming With Men (2018)
Swimming With Men, 2018. Directed by Oliver Parker. Starring Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Daniel Mays, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose, Adheel Akhtar and Charlotte Riley. SYNOPSIS: Middle aged accountant Eric has reached a personal crisis. Wife Heather has eclipsed him in the career stakes and he’s convinced she’s having an affair. His only escape […]
UK trailer for Swimming with Men starring Rob Brydon
Ahead of its UK release next month, a trailer has arrived online for the upcoming comedy Swimming with Men. Directed by Oliver Parker, the film stars Rob Brydon as a man who in the midst of a midlife crisis joins an all-male synchronised swimming group, alongside Adeel Akhtar, Jim Carter, Rupert Graves, Daniel Mays, Charlotte […]
Movie Review – Early Man (2018)
Early Man, 2018. Directed by Nick Park. Featuring the voice talents of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, and Johnny Vegas. SYNOPSIS: Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along […]
Movie Review – Early Man (2018)
Early Man, 2018. Directed by Nick Park. Featuring the voice talents of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Rob Brydon, Miriam Margolyes, Richard Ayoade, Mark Williams, and Johnny Vegas. SYNOPSIS: At the dawn of time, when mammoths still roamed the Earth, caveman Dug brings his tribe of rabbit hunters together when their peaceful […]
Movie Review – The Trip to Spain (2017)
The Trip to Spain, 2017. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan. SYNOPSIS: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way. Right from the beginning I will confess that I have never seen the previous two entries […]
Holmes & Watson adds Rebecca Hall, Kelly Macdonald and more to cast
It’s been known for a few months now that Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly will appear onscreen together in starring roles for the first time since 2008’s Step Brothers for 2018’s comedic Sherlock Holmes adaptation, Holmes & Watson, but now, according to Deadline, Sony and the creative team behind the picture are beginning to round […]
Movie Review – The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter’s War, 2016. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin, Charlize Theron, and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden […]