Apple TV+ has debuted the first trailer for Slow Horses, the upcoming espionage drama series based on Mick Herron’s award-winning novel which follows a team of British intelligence agents who work in a dumping ground department of MI5; watch it here… “Slow Horses” is a darkly humorous espionage drama that follows a dysfunctional team of […]
Movie Review – Death on the Nile (2022)
Death on the Nile, 2022. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Russell Brand, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright, Adam Garcia, Orlando Seale, Michael Rouse, Susannah Fielding, and Rick Warden. SYNOPSIS: Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard […]
Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot returns in new Death on the Nile trailer
20th Century Studios has released a new poster and trailer for Death on the Nile, the follow-up to Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express which sees the director also returning to the role of the legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who finds himself investigating another murder while on vacation on […]
Amazon’s The Wheel of Time gets a new trailer and Moiraine promo
Amazon Prime Video has released another trailer for The Wheel of Time ahead of its premiere next month, along with a promo for the fantasy series focusing on Moiraine’s (Rosamund Pike) quest to save humanity; take a look here… Set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Charlotte
Charlotte, 2021. Directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana. Starring Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Henry Czerny, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong. SYNOPSIS: An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon living in the south of France between 1941 and 1943. Tacky thought it might seem to decry the […]
Amazon’s The Wheel of Time gets a first trailer
Amazon Prime Video has released the first trailer for The Wheel of Time, the upcoming adaptation of author Robert Jordan’s fantasy novel series which follows the adventures of the powerful Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) as she embarks on a dangerous journey across the world with five individuals – one of which she believes is prophesied as […]
The Wheel of Time casts Sophie Okonedo and Kae Alexander
Amazon has announced two new additions to its hotly anticipated TV adaptation of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time epic. Joining the fantasy series is Sophie Okonedo (Hellboy) and Kae Alexander (Game of Thrones). The pair star alongside Rosamund Pike (A Private War), who will lead the series as Moiraine, a member of the incredibly powerful […]
Hercule Poirot returns in first trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile
Murder was just the beginning for Kenneth Branagh as the actor and filmmaker is now tackling another iconic case in the world of Hercule Poirot. In the first trailer for Death on the Nile, the follow-up to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, we get a look at Branagh’s Poirot as well as the star-studded […]
Death on the Nile begins filming, full cast announced
20th Century Fox has officially announced the start of production on Death on the Nile, the follow-up to 2017’s Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, which sees Kenneth Branagh returning to the director’s chair as well as reprising the role of master detective Hercule Poirot. The official synopsis for the film reads: In […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2019 Review – Wild Rose (2019)
Wild Rose, 2019. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo, Julie Walters, Jamie Sives, James Harkness, Ashley Shelton, Kacey Musgraves, Craig Parkinson, Janey Godley, Atta Yaqub, Bob Harris, Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham, and Ashley McBryde. SYNOPSIS: A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star. As strange as a Glasgow woman wanting […]
