Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham, Toby Jones, Tom Hardy, Kathy Burke, Ciaran Hinds, Simon McBurney and Roger Lloyd Pack. SYNOPSIS: There is a mole within the circus. Control (John Hurt) moves the pieces into play, but it falls […]
TV Review – Alex Rider Season 2
Martin Carr reviews the second season of Alex Rider… When Amazon first decided to adapt Alex Rider, a character conjured up by writer Anthony Horowitz, audiences were sceptical to say the least. The movie version may have featured solid performances from Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor and Damian Lewis but never spawned a sequel. However, when […]
Marvel’s Hawkeye – Episode 3 Review – ‘Echoes’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Marvel’s Hawkeye… Alaqua Cox is a name people should get comfortable with. Her introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe will light fires, forge in-roads and welcome a chrome domed villain back into the fray. Being both deaf, disabled and Native American, Echo turns Hawkeye on its head. ASL (American Sign […]
Movie Review – JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, 2021. Directed by Oliver Stone. Featuring Donald Sutherland (voice), Whoopi Goldberg (voice), Robert F Kennedy Jr, Jacqueline Kennedy (archive), John F. Kennedy (archive), Walter Cronkite (archive), Fidel Castro (archive), Martin Luther King (archive), Gerald Ford (archive), Lee Harvey Oswald. SYNOPSIS: Writer-director Oliver Stone opens up Pandora’s box once again, […]
TV Review – The Great Season 2
Martin Carr reviews The Great season 2… There is something obscenely opulent about this Hulu original, which makes it almost irresistible. On the face of it, a comedy about Russian revolutions, over indulgent royalty and dialogue defined by a deluge of four-letter words should never see daylight. Something which makes The Great not only a minor […]
Marvel’s Hawkeye – Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Martin Carr reviews the two-episode premiere of Marvel’s Hawkeye… Penned by Jonathan Igla, a writer on Mad Men and producer of Bridgerton, Hawkeye feels like a return to form for Marvel. Introductions are slick, call backs offer context and Jeremy Renner finally gets the spotlight. For more films than most people care to mention Hawkeye has been relegated […]
Movie Review – The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
The Real Charlie Chaplin, 2021. Co-written and directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney. SYNOPSIS: Charlie Chaplin was a pivotal figure in cinema. In this documentary Peter Middleton and James Spinney explore what made this silent movie enigma tick, through unprecedented access to archive materials. For anyone who knows anything about cinema Charlie Chaplin is […]
Disney+ Review – Dopesick
Martin Carr reviews Dopesick… Michael Keaton might be filling column inches for his Batman return in The Flash right now, but there is something more sombre hitting Disney plus on November 12th. Dopesick is an eight part drama which explores the creation, marketing and impact of a drug called Oxycontin on America. A class two narcotic which […]
Movie Review – The Beta Test (2021)
The Beta Test, 2021. Directed by Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe. Starring Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcombe, PJ McCabe, Kevin Changaris, Olivia Grace Applegate and Jessie Barr. SYNOPSIS: Jordan (Jim Cummings) works for a large Hollywood talent agency. Out of blue he receives a mysterious invitation to meet someone for an illicit liaison. Succumbing to temptation […]
Movie Review – Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest (2021)
Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest, 2021. Directed by Mads Hedegaard. Starring Kim Cannon Arm, Walter Day and Shigeru Miyamoto. SYNOPSIS: This documentary, which takes a nostalgic deep dive into video game culture, is drawn together by ‘Cannon Arm’ Kim Kobke. A man of singular talent, who attempts to play arcade cabinet classic Gyruss for […]
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