Chris Connor reviews the season finale of The New Look… The first season of The New Look draws to a close as we finish Christian Dior’s recount of the early years of his fashion house. This episode sees Dior’s rapid rise and a fall from grace for Coco Chanel as her actions and alliances come […]
Sugar Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Apple TV+’s Sugar starring Colin Farrell… L.A. set noir’s are certainly not a new phenomenon from the literary likes of Dashell Hamnett and Raymond Chandler to iconic films like Chinatown there have been many to pour over. The latest in this long tradition is the Apple TV+ […]
The New Look Episode 9 Review – ‘Will You Return’
Chris Connor reviews the ninth episode of The New Look… The New Look gears up for a finale with a look to the past and hints of the future as both Dior and Chanel look to cement their legacy and find ways out of their respective situations. Christian is short on staff to meet his […]
The New Look Episode 8 Review – ‘I Love You Most of All’
Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of The New Look… The New Look ups the ante in its eighth episode with a scene stealing guest role for Glenn Close as legendary Harper’s Bazaar Editor Carmel Snow. Her involvement in this episode, seeking out an icon to define Parisian fashion post-war, reminds us of the towering […]
Movie Review – Robot Dreams (2023)
Robot Dreams, 2023. Directed by Pablo Berger. Featuring the voice talents of Ivan Labanda, Graciela Molina, José Mediavilla, José García Tos, Esther Solans, Tito Trifol, and Rafa Calvo. SYNOPSIS: Dog lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they […]
Masters of The Air – Part Nine Review
Chris Connor reviews the finale of Masters of the Air… Masters of the Air has perhaps not been discussed in the same manner as Band of Brothers or The Pacific but it has proven a smash hit regardless, carried by its star cast and exhilarating action. It’s the quieter, character-driven moments that have been most […]
The New Look Episode 7 Review – ‘It All Came True’
Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of The New Look… The New Look’s seventh episode has the scattered approach of the previous episodes, split between Coco returning to Paris in secret, Catherine helping repatriate those in the camps and Christian deciding on his future, cutting ties with Lucien Lelong. It still feels quite melodramatic but […]
Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review – Black Dog
Black Dog, 2023. Directed by George Jaques. Starring Jamie Flatters, Keenan Munn-Francis, Nicholas Pinnock, Paul Kaye, Hattie Morahan, and Ruby Stokes. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common […]
Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review – The Burning Season
The Burning Season, 2023. Directed by Sean Garrity. Starring Jonas Chernick, Sara Canning, Joe Pingue, and Tanisha Thammavongsa. SYNOPSIS: Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That’s the rule. Until they break it. A […]
Masters of the Air – Part Eight Review
Chris Connor reviews the eighth episode of Masters of the Air… Masters of the Air’s penultimate episode sets the stage for the show’s conclusion as the allied forces move closer to reclaiming Europe both in the build-up and aftermath of the D-Day landings, of course, depicted in the previous series Band of Brothers. The focus […]
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