Dheepan, 2015. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Faouzi Bensaidi, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Vincent Rottiers, Claudine Vinasithamby and Marc Zinga. SYNOPSIS: Three Sri Lankan refugees come together to forge a fake a family to flee from the conflict and emigrate to a banlieue in France, where they begin to etch out a living against such […]
Movie Review – The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter’s War, 2016. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin and Jessica Chastain. SYNOPSIS: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover Sara […]
Blu-ray Review – Three Brothers (1981)
Three Brothers, 1981 Directed by Francesco Rosi Written by Tonino Guera, Francesco Rosi Starring: Phillipe Noiret, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andréa Ferréol, Maddalena Crippa, Rosaria Tafuri, Marta Zoffoli, Charles Vanel SYNOPSIS : Three brothers are summoned by their father to be together in the wake of their mother’s death. The three reflect on their differing lives […]
Movie Review – The Absent One (2014)
The Absent One, 2014. Directed by Mikkel Norgaard. Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Danica Curcic, Pilou Asbaek and Johanne Louise Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: Since its first, spectacular success, the reputation of the cold case section of the Copenhagen police department has taken a nose dive – until its lead detective, Carl Morck, is approached by a former cop […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Inflatable’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Better Call Saul season 2… What I like about Better Call Saul is the pace. That feeling which implies there is no rush and ultimately this programme is all about the long game. Because if you notice not a lot really happens here, although things do happen eventually. Breaking […]
Supergirl Season 1 Episode 18 Review – ‘Worlds Finest’
Martin Carr reviews the eighteenth episode of Supergirl… When something flies by at a rate of knots it tends to mean good things. What we have with ‘Worlds Finest’ is an example of exactly that. With talk of multiverses and parallel dimensions existing independently, Supergirl manages to mine rich territory this week. In a crossover […]
DVD Review – Kill Your Friends (2015)
Kill Your Friends, 2015. Directed By Owen Harris. Starring Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Craig Roberts, Georgia King, Jim Piddock and Joseph Mawle. SYNOPSIS: An A&R executive for a big record label goes on a killing spree so he can sign the next chart-topping hit makers. Based on John Niven’s novel of the same name, Kill Your Friends is to the […]
Blu-ray Review – Firewalker (1986)
Firewalker, 1986. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Sonny Landham, Will Sampson, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Abercrombie. SYNOPSIS: A pair of hapless adventurers take on a job to find priceless Aztec gold but are pursued by a vengeful spirit who will stop at nothing to protect it. Back in […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 16 Review – ‘Prisoners’
Martin Carr reviews the sixteenth episode of Gotham season 2… Gordon behind bars is a more intriguing prospect than you might think this week. As ‘Prisoners’ splits itself evenly between Penguin and Black Gate prison, giving both actors the opportunity to shine in their own shared episode. McKenzie takes stoic to another level with his […]
DVD Review – The Secret of My Success (1987)
The Secret of My Success, 1987. Directed by Herbert Ross. Starring Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne. SYNOPSIS: A college kid from Kansas moves to New York and blags his way to the top of a multinational corporation, falling in love along the way. For a few years […]
