Chris Connor reviews the penultimate episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 1… Monarch’s penultimate episode opens with a 10 minute plus sequence set with the younger Lee Shaw and Bill Randa, having lost Bill’s wife Keiko into the Hollow Earth. The sequence is meant to be reminiscent of the Apollo missions goes awry with […]
Movie Review – One Life (2023)
One Life, 2023. Directed by James Hawes. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Jonathan Pryce, and Lena Olin. SYNOPSIS: One Life tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 8 Review – ‘Birthright’
Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… As we head towards the endpoint of Monarch’s first season we get some answers to questions that have been permeating throughout. We get more of a focus on younger Lee Shaw, Keiko and Bill Randa in the 1950s. We find out that Bill is […]
Movie Review – Saltburn (2023)
Saltburn, 2023. Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, and Carey Mulligan. SYNOPSIS: A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to […]
Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Footprints’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Slow Horses season 3… Slow Horses’ third season concludes with a hugely satisfying, action-packed finale. We pick up in the aftermath of the shootout at the MI5 storage facility where Louisa, River, Sean, Shirley, and Marcus are squaring off with The Dogs. Full of tight action sequences that […]
Movie Review – The Boy and the Heron (2023)
The Boy and the Heron, 2023. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring of the voice talents of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, and Yoshino Kimura. SYNOPSIS: Through encounters with his friends and uncle, The Boy and the Heron follows a teenage boy’s psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding […]
The Holdovers: A New Christmas Classic
Chris Connor on The Holdovers, a new modern Christmas classic… Christmas films certainly aren’t anything new with a few transcending their holiday trappings to become genuinely well-regarded films and awards contenders, like The Apartment, Shop Around The Corner or It’s A Wonderful Life in particular. The latest in this long line of seasonal traditions is […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 7 Review – ‘Will the Real May Please Stand Up?’
Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After a double dose of Godzilla in the previous episode, episode seven of Monarch’s first season takes a more sedate pace with a more character-driven narrative. Initially seemingly unconnected to the larger series arc, it becomes clear it is all connected and it will […]
Exclusive Interview – Saltburn composer Anthony Willis
To celebrate the release of Saltburn we spoke with composer Anthony Willis about re-teaming with Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell for the film’s score. He discussed marrying the mid 2000s setting with a more classical gothic sound and some of the influences behind the musical themes. Firstly, congratulations on Saltburn it went down very […]
Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Cleaning Up’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses season 3… After an almighty cliffhanger in the previous episode with Nick Duffy’s dogs and the remnants of Chieftain attempting to enter MI5’s storage facility, the penultimate episode of the third season of Slow Horses, ‘Cleaning Up’ is one of its most intense to date. It […]
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