Dominic West (The Crown) and Sienna Miller (Horizon) have been cast in War, a new legal thriller anthology series for HBO and Sky that has been given a two-season order and focusses on huge scandals that rock the courtroom and the media. The first season of War will follow “two of London’s most prestigious rival firms […]
Movie Review – The Eight Hundred (2020)
The Eight Hundred, 2020. Directed by Guan Hu. Starring Huang Zhizhong, Zhang Junyi, Du Chun, Oho Ou and Tang Yixin. SYNOPSIS: In 1937, a few hundred Chinese soldiers are tasked with defending a Shanghai warehouse from invading Japanese forces. There were many strange and unusual things about 2020 but, for movie fans, one of the […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019. Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Karin Neuhauser, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Ganz and Jürgen Prochnow. SYNOPSIS: An Austrian farmer refuses to fight for the Nazis during the Second World War, which puts his way of life under threat. A new film from Terrence Malick is always […]
Movie Review – 1917 (2019)
1917, 2019. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough. SYNOPSIS: Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into […]
