Chris Connor reviews Netflix’s new spy thriller series Black Doves… 2024 has proven to be a year to remember for espionage TV with Slow Horses’ acclaimed fourth season, a stratospheric launch for The Day of the Jackal, and an all-star adaptation of The Bureau (The Agency) led by Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere. […]
New trailer for spy series Black Doves starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streamer has released the final trailer and a batch of new images for the espionage action series Black Doves. The series centres on Helen (Keira Knightley), a wife, mother and professional spy who calls on the help of her spymaster Reed (Sarah Lancashire) and an old […]
A New Golden Age of Espionage TV Shows?
In the wake of the success of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, Chris Connor looks forward to a new golden age of TV spy shows… Espionage and TV have a long and often hugely successful history; if we look at acclaimed adaptations of John Le Carre’s work including The Night Manager and Alec Guinness-led adaptations of […]
New trailer and posters for Netflix’s Black Doves starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw
Netflix has shared a trailer and posters for the upcoming spy thriller series Black Doves. Keira Knightley stars as Helen, a mother and professional spy who has spent a decade sharing her politician husband’s secrets with her organisation, but after her lover is killed she calls on the help of an old friend Sam (Ben […]
Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw are bruised and bloodied in first look images and teaser for Netflix series Black Doves
Netflix has released a teaser and some first look images for their forthcoming espionage action-series Black Doves, which stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire as three agents caught up in spy-games set against the backdrop of Christmas in London. Joining the headline trio in the six-part series are are Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), […]
Keira Knightley set for dystopian sci-fi Conception
Keira Knightley is set to headline dystopian sci-fi film Conception, a near-future thriller in which the British government has taken control of parenting. As per Deadline, the Academy Award nominated Knightley will reteam with her Silent Night director Camille Griffin for the totalitarian tale Conception. The official synopsis for the film reads: “Conception is a […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Revisiting Disney’s Swashbuckler at 20
Hasitha Fernando looks back at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as it turns 20… To say Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl revitalized an entire sub-genre of movies is something of an understatement. Before the flick hit theatres there had nary been a proper live-action pirates […]
Movie Review – Boston Strangler (2023)
Boston Strangler, 2023. Written and Directed by Matt Ruskin. Starring Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola, Rory Cochrane, David Dastmalchian, Peter Gerety, Robert John Burke, Ryan Winkles, Morgan Spector, Michael Malvesti, Aurora McLaughlin, Liam Anderson, Antonio Volpicelli, Nancy E. Carroll, Therese Plaehn, Stephen Thorne, Greg Vrotsos, Ian Lyons, Christian J. Mallen, Pat Fitz, […]
Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon investigate the Boston Strangler in final trailer for true crime thriller
The final trailer for Hulu and 20th Century Studios’ thriller Boston Strangler has been released. Based on the true story, the film stars Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game) and Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age) as the two reporters who investigated and broke the story on the serial killer while navigating skepticism from their editors and police […]
Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon hunt the Boston Strangler in first look at true-crime thriller
20th Century Studios has released the first images from writer-director Matt Ruskin’s true crime thriller Boston Strangler, which offer a look at stars Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon as the reporters who broke the story of the notorious murders; take a look here… Boston Strangler follows Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American […]
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