A Walt Disney Picture, Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Directed by Thomas Kail. ‘Hamilton’ is arguably the biggest cultural phenomenon of the 21st century, and yet due to its insane popularity and high ticket prices, much of the world is still yet to see it, but that all changes now. Filmed in 2016, with all the […]
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Casablanca (1942) – Review
A Warner Bros Picture, Written by Julius J. Epstein, Phillip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Directed by Michael Curtiz. ‘Casablanca’ regularly appears on many lists of the greatest movies of all time, and very often near to the top, and it’s almost impossible to argue against it. It is a film of such style, importance and […]
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) – Review
A CBS Films Picture, Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The Coen Bros are one of the best and most respected writing/directing forces in the indie film world, due to their amazing works on countless classics. This is one of their more low key releases, but it equally has a very passionate fan […]
Derry Girls (2018) – TV Review
Some people originally tried to pin this as just a ‘female Inbetweeners’ but as soon as it was aired, we saw it was much more. While it does contain some of the brilliant aspects of that show, it is also incredibly unique to its focus on a group of young (predominantly) girls growing up during […]
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II (2020) – TV Review
This six part documentary looks at the behind the scenes making of the biggest animated film of all time, ‘Frozen II’. However, unlike Disney Plus’ other behind the scenes series ‘Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian’ this is a proper documentary that tracks all the members of cast and crew from start to end of this project, […]
About Time (2013) – Review
A Universal Picture, Written and Directed By Richard Curtis. Richard Curtis, the legendary writer behind hits like ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, ‘Notting Hill’ and ‘Love Actually’, brings us another romance, this time with a time travelling twist. It’s worth noting up front that I do find it problematic how Gleeson’s character goes back in […]
Four Wedding and a Funeral (1994) – Review
A Rank Film Picture, Written by Richard Curtis, Directed by Mike Newell. This is one of the most definitive rom-coms in history and has been much referenced and copied in the years since it’s release, but is it actually that’s good? Well the answer is mostly yes. This definitely enjoyable movie is structured in five […]
The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) – TV Review
Based on the shocking true events, this three part mini-series has proved a ratings sensation for the BBC (partly due to more people being home) and it is fully deserved. It takes fascinating and complex events in Salisbury in 2018 and turns it into really compelling TV. It’s something I still struggle to understand why […]
Unprecedented (2020) – TV Review
Now we are over 3 months in to the ‘lockdown’ due to Covid-19, a few more shows filmed in that period are popping up, and this is one of them. This is multiple short stories filmed over zoom, with an array of famous British actors taking on the roles and I have to applaud everyone […]
Royalties (2020) – TV Review
This is the last show I have to watch before my 3 month Quibi subscription ends, and while I won’t be renewing to the paid option, I don’t dislike the service quite as much as many others. I simply don’t think the format works or is the way forward that we want to forge, and […]
