Having portrayed the Creature in Penny Dreadful, actor Rory Kinnear is set to reunite with Showtime and creator John Logan on the “spiritual successor” spinoff series City of Angels. According to Deadline, Kinnear will portray the series regular role of Dr. Peter Craft, described as “a successful German pediatrician and the head of the German-American […]
Movie Review – Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)
Brexit: The Uncivil War, 2019. Directed by Toby Haynes. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Kinnear, John Heffernan, Gavin Spokes, Liz White, Kyle Soller, Simon Paisley Day, Paul Ryan, Lee Boardman, Nicholas Day, Richard Goulding, Oliver Maltman, Richard Durden and Aden Gillett. SYNOPSIS: Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters […]
The BBC’s Watership Down gets a first trailer
The BBC has released the first trailer for its star-studded CG animated adaptation of Richard Adams’ beloved 1972 novel Watership Down. Directed by Noam Murro, it features an impressive voice cast that includes James McAvoy, Daniel Kaluuya, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, John Boyega, Olivia Colman, Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, Gemma Chan, Peter Capaldi, Gemma Arterton, Tom […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Peterloo
Waterloo, 2018. Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Maxine Peake, Rory Kinnear, Neil Bell, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst, Rachel Finnegan, Tom Meredith, Simona Bitmate, Robert Wilfort, Karl Johnson, Sam Troughton, Alastair Mackenzie, David Bamber and Tim McInnerny. SYNOPSIS: The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. Peterloo […]
Movie Review – Trespass Against Us (2017)
Trespass Against Us, 2017. Directed by Adam Smith Starring Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Harris, Lyndsey Marshal, Rory Kinnear, and Killian Scott. SYNOPSIS: An insight into the strained relationship between a son and father from an Irish travelling community. The Cutler family is comprised of strong morals, loyalty and a spirited bond, something the audience […]
Olivia Colman the bookies’ favourite to succeed Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who
Earlier in the week Peter Capaldi announced that he will be calling time on his stint as the Doctor in this year’s Christmas Special, and now bookmakers William Hill has released its odds for the thirteenth incarnation of the Time Lord in Doctor Who, with Broadchurch star Olivia Colman leading the pack with odds of […]
Movie Review – iBoy (2017)
iBoy, 2017. Directed by Adam Randall. Starring Bill Millner, Maisie Williams, Miranda Richardson and Rory Kinnear. SYNOPSIS: When geeky Tom (Bill Milner) discovers his friend Lucy (Maisie Williams) being viciously attacked, the thugs turn their attention to him and he’s badly beaten up. As he recovers, he learns that fragments from his mobile phone are […]
October Horrors Day 13 – Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful Created by John Logan Starring Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Josh Hartnett and Billie Piper SYNOPSIS: Victorian London is under threat as mysterious evil forces seek to envelop the world in darkness, with monsters and ghouls stalking the streets butchering and bloodletting. It quickly falls to a motley band of curious individuals […]
Movie Review – Spectre (2015)
Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Dave Bautista and Andrew Scott. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service […]
Second Opinion – Man Up (2015)
Man Up, 2015. Directed by Ben Palmer. Starring Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond, Rory Kinnear, Olivia Williams, Sharon Horgan, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Harriet Walter and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: A single woman who’s mistaken for a stranger’s blind date, leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Nancy (Lake Bell) and Jack (Simon Pegg) meet under the […]
