Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Clare Holman, and Felicity Montagu. SYNOPSIS: A film censor tries to figure out what happened to her missing sister after watching the movies of a particular filmmaker as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur. […]
Samantha Morton is Catherine de Medici in trailer for Starz’s The Serpent Queen
Starz has released a poster and trailer for historical drama The Serpent Queen. Based on Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France, the series stars Samantha Morton as the nefarious Catherine de Medici and tells the story of her life and rise to power as she become one of the longest-serving rulers […]
Movie Review – Censor (2021)
Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Sophia La Porta, Michael Smiley, Clare Holman, Andrew Havill, Vincent Franklin, Nicholas Burns, Clare Perkins, Danny Lee Wynter and Adrian Schiller. SYNOPSIS: A movie censor becomes obsessed with the work of one particular video nasty director, believing he might have some connection to the disappearance of […]
Movie Review – Censor (2021)
Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Havill, Felicity Montagu, Danny Lee Wynter, Clare Perkins, Guillaume Delaunay, Richard Glover, Beau Gadsdon, and Amelie Child Villiers. SYNOPSIS: After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out […]
Starz historical drama The Serpent Queen casts Samantha Morton, Charles Dance and more
Starz has set their ensemble cast for their upcoming historical drama The Serpent Queen on the 16th century French Queen Catherine de Medici. Samantha Morton (The Walking Dead) will lead as Catherine alongside Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Enzo Cilenti (Free Fire), Barry Atsma (The Hitman’s Bodyguard), Nicholas Burns (Emma) and Danny Kirrane (Pirates of the […]
Censor Never Reaches Its Full Horror Potential | Sundance 2021 Video Review
Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley, Clare Holman, Andrew Havill, Felicity Montagu, Danny Lee Wynter, Clare Perkins, Guillaume Delaunay, Richard Glover, Beau Gadsdon, Amelie Child-Villiers. You may call me a bit sick for this, but I expected more “nasty” out of […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Censor
Censor, 2021. Co-written and directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister’s disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction […]