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Marvel’s WandaVision – Episode 7 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s WandaVision… Aside from the Modern Family makeover, there are enough Easter eggs to satisfy the most eagle-eyed fanboy this week. Glitches in the fabric of this superficial suburbia mix seamlessly with a Wanda in flux. Elizabeth Olsen displays a gift for direct to camera delivery which elevates […]

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. […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Henry Jackman on Cherry

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Film composer Henry Jackman has worked on a plethora of Hollywood productions, alongside directors as diverse as Paul Greengrass and Matthew Vaughn. His musical arrangements differ wildly project to project encompassing movies such as Captain America: Winter Soldier to Seth Rogen’s This Is The End.   In collaboration with the Russo brothers from 2014 on a variety of projects, Henry Jackman has […]

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 […]

Exclusive Interview – Little Fish director Chad Hartigan

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Little Fish is a film about life, love and memory loss directed by Chad Hartigan. Carried on the shoulders of dynamic performances from Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell, it explores our need for human connection. Written by Mattson Tomlin (co-writer on Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson), Little Fish is intimate, introspective and brutally honesty in capturing […]

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, […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Kevin Macdonald on The Mauritanian

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Kevin Macdonald is an Oscar winning documentarian and thought-provoking filmmaker. Lauded for both Touching The Void and The Last King of Scotland, his output also includes political thriller State of Play and the YouTube-released Life In a Day 2020 available now [read our review here]. For his new film The Mauritanian, he takes an intimate […]

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 […]