Tom Jolliffe on why Stephen Graham is one of the most electrifying actors of his generation… I recall, (probably in the same film as a lot of people), the first time I became aware of Stephen Graham. It was as Tommy in Snatch, Guy Ritchie’s cockney gangster epic mk2. Tommy was sort of slow, a […]
Martin Scorsese’s mob epic The Irishman gets a first trailer
Following on from this week’s first look images, Netflix has now unveiled the trailer for The Irishman, the new $200 million-budgeted mob epic from Martin Scorsese, which sees Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci leading an all star cast in a film that explores the notorious mob hitman Frank Sheeran (De Niro) and […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Gemma Jones, Stephen Graham, and Tate Donovan. SYNOPSIS: Based on the early life of legend Sir Elton John, this compellingly, uplifting musical biopic, starring Taron “The Kingsman” Egerton, charts key moments during his meteoric rise, melancholic fall, […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Stephen Graham, Gemma Jones, Charlie Rowe, Steven Mackintosh, Tate Donovan, Harriet Walter, Celinde Schoenmaker, Kit Connor and Matthew Illesley. SYNOPSIS: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. Rocketman is a riot of music, colour […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven Mackintosh, Harriet Walter, Tate Donovan, Charlie Rowe, Jimmy Vee, Tom Bennett, Kamil Lemieszewski, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Jason Pennycooke, Kit Connor, Matthew Illesley, Diana Alexandra Pocol, Max Cross, Guillermo Bedward, Ramzan Miah, Tanisha Spring, and Stephen Graham. SYNOPSIS: […]
Line of Duty Series 5 Episode 6 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the sixth episode of Line of Duty Series 5… After the penultimate episode piled on the evidence that the stoic Superintendent Hastings was the leader of a corrupt network of Police officers. In the series finale, the situation we’ve thoroughly enjoyed time and time again has been turned back onto AC-12 as […]
Line of Duty Series 5 Episode 5 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fifth episode of Line of Duty Series 5… As the fifth series prepares for a feature length finale, all the evidence is pointing in one direction; Ted Hastings. It’s piling up so much in fact, that it’s too overwhelming – there’s no way he can be ‘H’. However, this episode keeps […]
Line of Duty Series 5 Episode 4 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the fourth episode of Line of Duty series 5… After the previous episode left viewers on a dangerous cliffhanger, we finally discover what happened when undercover copper John Corbett broke into Hastings’ estranged wife’s flat, and it’s not pretty. When Ted sees her brutal injuries, his reaction is staggered throughout the episode. […]
Is Hastings Really ‘H’ in Line of Duty?
Eammon Jacobs looks at the evidence so far that implicates Hastings as ‘H’ in Line of Duty… As Line of Duty has slowly progressed from the initial series, the conspiracy of a rogue network of police officers conducting nefarious operations for personal gain has slowly picked up momentum. A high point was back in the […]
Line of Duty Series 5 Episode 3 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the third episode of Line of Duty series 5… Corrupt coppers, dramatic reveals and Stephen Graham shooting at people… It’s just another day on the job for the officers of AC-12. Don’t worry, this is spoiler-free! Line of Duty series five heavily leans into the over-arching story that Jed Mercurio has been […]