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DVD Review – The Hippopotamus (2017)

July 8, 2017 by Tony Black

The Hippopotamus, 2017 Directed by John Jencks. Starring Roger Allam, Fiona Shaw, Tim McInnerny, Emily Berrington, Geraldine Somerville, and Matthew Modine.   SYNOPSIS: Ted Wallace, a washed up, alcoholic theatre critic, is recruited by his estranged god-daughter to establish if a miracle has occurred at the ancestral home of his oldest friend, leading him on […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tony Black Tagged With: emily berrington, Fiona Shaw, Geraldine Somerville, John Jencks, Matthew Modine, Roger Allam, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus, Tim McInnerny

Movie Review – The Hippopotamus (2017)

May 26, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: emily berrington, John Jencks, Lyne Renee, Matthew Modine, Roger Allam, russell tovey, The Hippopotamus, Tim McInnerny

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