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 […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 6 Review – ‘Terrifying Miracles’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After a couple of episodes entirely centred around the 2015 timeline of the show, episode sixgives us a sizable chunk of the mid 1950s and our younger versions of Lee Shaw, Bill Randa and Keiko Miura. The trio continue to investigate the Titans and […]
Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘Uninvited Guest’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Slow Horses season 3… After the bombshell ending of the previous episode and the sudden death of James ‘Spider’ Webb and the tiger team going rogue, the stakes are high throughout as he Slow Horses continue in their bid to stop the rogue team and find out the […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 5 Review – ‘The Way Out’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After barely surviving Alaska’s conditions, not to mention a Titan in the previous episode, things take a more sedate pace for our protagonists as Monarch reaches its midpoint. We can see the continued seeds of mistrust between the organisation itself and Cate and Kentaro. […]
Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘Negotiating With Tigers’
Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Slow Horses season 3… After a frenetic opening two episodes, the third episode of the third season of Slow Horses offers some answers to questions on fans’ lips. Who were the team who kidnapped Catherine Standish? Who hired them? In spite of this there is clearly more to […]
Exclusive Interview – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters composer Leopold Ross
To celebrate the release of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters we sat down with composer Leopold Ross to discuss his involvement in the series and the challenges of balancing the Kaiju action with more introspective human moments and the differences posed by a 10-episode series compared to a feature film. How did you kind of get […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 4 Review – ‘Parallels and Interiors’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… While Monarch to date has jumped between the 1950s and 2010s with younger and older Lee Shaw, episode four dedicates its focus entirely to the latter timeline. The benefit of this is to flesh out the characters more, and in particular this episode dives […]
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