EJ Moreno with a video review of Plainclothes… In this 1990s-set thriller, viewers are taken back to a forgotten time in gay history. Plainclothes is a look at cruising and the erotic dangers that come with it. In my detailed review, the film opens up the door for a conversation on the most infamous cases […]
Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey star in trailer for award-winning thriller Plainclothes
Magnolia Pictures has shared a poster and trailer for writer-director Carmen Emmi’s Sundance award-winning 1990s-set thriller Plainclothes. Tom Blyth stars as Lucas, a young police officer assigned with the undercover task of luring and arresting gay men in public bathrooms, who finds himself torn between duty and desire when he falls in love with his […]
Doctor Who spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea gets a trailer
The BBC has shared the first trailer for The War Between the Land and the Sea, the Doctor Who spinoff series from Russell T. Davies. Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, the series sees the military organisation UNIT stepping in to save humanity from a fearsome and ancient species that has emerged from the ocean. The […]
Trailer for Disney+ series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Disney+ has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming drama series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. The series tells the story of the tragic killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent young Brazilian electrician who was fatally shot by police at Stockwell train station in London after being misidentified […]
2025 Sundance International Film Festival Review – Plainclothes
Plainclothes, 2025. Written and Directed by Carmen Emmi. Starring Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Amy Forsyth, Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Gabe Fazio, John Bedford Lloyd, Alessandra Ford Balazs, and Sam Asa Brownstein. SYNOPSIS: A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target. Writer/director […]
Doctor Who spinoff The War Between The Land And The Sea reunites Russell Tovey and Russell T. Davies
The Disney era has brought Doctor Who a lot of fortune, and now we get a new spin-off to add to its legacy. The BBC and Disney+ have ordered The War Between The Land And The Sea, a five-part spinoff series that will be based within the Doctor Who universe. The series will star Russell […]
Movie Review – The Hippopotamus (2017)
The Hippopotamus, 2017. Directed by John Jencks. Starring Tim McInnerny, Roger Allam, Matthew Modine, Emily Berrington, Russell Tovey, and Lyne Renee. SYNOPSIS: Out of luck, out of cash and recently sacked theatre critic Ted Wallace (Roger Allam) has a chance encounter with relative Jane Swann. Creatively bereft and in need of money Wallace agrees to […]
Movie Review – The Good Liar (2019)
The Good Liar. 2019 Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Mark Lewis Jones, and Laurie Davidson. Synopsis: Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to […]
Movie Review – The Pass (2016)
The Pass, 2016. Directed by Ben A. Williams. Starring Russell Tovey, Arinze Kene, Lisa McGrillis and Nico Mirallegro. SYNOPSIS: The night before their debut match for the first team, two teenage footballers can’t sleep for excitement. They tease each other, fight, prepare their kit – and then something unexpected happens. Something that, ten years on, neither […]
Movie Review – The Good Liar (2019)
The Good Liar, 2019. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Mark Lewis Jones, and Laurie Davidson. SYNOPSIS: A career conman ingratiates himself into the life of a wealthy widow, with the hope of stealing her life savings. The setup for The Good Liar suggests something pretty familiar. With […]
