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American Gods Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Sister Rising’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of American Gods season 3… Tales of technical innovation, demonstrations of genuine power and a side order of Seventies cinema make this episode come alive. Ruminations on the afterlife, a silky smooth voice over and Yetide Badaki in full flow, also ensure this fifty minutes of fulsome television flies. […]

Marvel’s WandaVision – Episode 6 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s WandaVision… Channelling the ghost of Frankie Muniz, Wandavision embraces sitcom self-awareness, steady-cam credit sequences and upbeat Americana. In an episode which embraces comic book origins, saccharine soaked family moments are broken up by darker hues. Evan Peters displays a lightness of touch and self-assurance in his portrayal […]

Movie Review – News of the World (2020)

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News of the World, 2020. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham and Elizabeth Marvel. SYNOPSIS: Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) travels from town to town reading the news to anyone who will pay money. His discovery of a young girl (Helena Zengel) abandoned […]

Movie Review – Promising Young Woman (2020)

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Promising Young Woman, 2020. Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Adam Brody, Ray Nicholson, Sam Richardson, Carey Mulligan, Timothy E Goodwin, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Ali Hart, Bo Burnham, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Alison Brie and Alfred Molina. SYNOPSIS: Cassie (Carey Mulligan) is turning thirty, perpetually single and out every night. Masking her grief through casual encounters and late-night liaisons, […]

Movie Review – Little Fish (2020)

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Little Fish, 2020. Directed by Chad Hartigan. Starring Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Soko, Raul Castillo and David Lennon. SYNOPSIS: Emma (Olivia Cooke) and Jude (Jack O’Connell) are in love. Little Fish charts their relationship and speculates on the importance of memory in keeping them together. Little Fish is a film created in flashback and grounded by two […]

The Stand Episode 6 Review – ‘The Vigil’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Stand… Hellish visitations, cannibalistic elevator rides and copulating extras define episode six of The Stand. Randall Flagg continues making his presence felt as finally he crosses paths with Mother Abagail. Like the serpent who tempted Adam and Eve, his words are hollow promises, his actions cloaked in […]

Movie Review – Malcolm & Marie (2021)

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Malcolm & Marie, 2021. Directed by Sam Levinson. Starring John David Washington and Zendaya. SYNOPSIS: Malcolm (John David Washington) and Marie (Zendaya) have just returned from the premiere of his latest film. It’s late and someone is spoiling for a fight. This black and white arthouse exercise from writer director Sam Levinson has been loved […]

Marvel’s WandaVision – Episode 5 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Marvel’s WandaVision… As we slide into the Eighties, Marvel begins to extend its reach, lay down essential building blocks and make way for Phase Four. Florescent leg warmers, huge perms and era specific distractions cloak an intricate game of plotline poker. Slowly but surely this superficial sitcom-slash-delicate defence […]

Movie Review – Greenland (2021)

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Greenland, 2021. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd and Scott Glenn. SYNOPSIS: John (Gerard Butler) and Alison (Morena Baccarin) Garrity need to make it to safety with their son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd). Their journey is only the start.   A lack of alpha male behaviour from Gerard […]