I recently spent some of my time in lockdown watching ‘Veep’ and discovered that it is one of the funniest and best written shows I’ve ever seen. With this in mind, I decided to go back and re-watch the British show on which ‘Veep’ is based on. ‘The Thick Of It’ season 1 is three …
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Run (2020) – TV Review
The initial sell here was ‘HBO series from the creators of Fleabag’ and that it was ‘a sexually charged thriller starring Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson with Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a supporting role’. That all sounds so good and it’s the reason it was one of my most anticipated shows of the year. Two episodes …
Deadwater Fell (2020) – TV Review
Following his roles over the last decades in things like; Doctor Who, Broadchurch, and Good Omens, David Tennant is firmly established as one of the finest actors in Britain, so anything he is in is sure to attract attention. This is the main reason I watched Deadwater Fell, and by the end of the show, …
Better Call Saul Season 5 (2020) – TV Review
‘Breaking Bad’ is widely regarded as the greatest show of all time, so the idea of making any sort of spin off or prequel was initially a daunting one. But ‘Better Call Saul’ has slowly worked its way to being considered almost an equal, and to some better. It is written with such delicate plotting …
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Killing Eve Season 3 – Beautiful Monster (Reaction)
Killing Eve continues to hurtle towards the season finale, with an episode that felt very tonally like one taken from the dynamite first season, which gives me even more encouragement for Laura Neal (writer of this episode and the ‘bus episode’ earlier in the season) for when she takes over next season. The cat and …
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Gangster Squad (2013) – Review
A Warner Bros Picture, Written by Will Beall, Directed by Ruben Fleischer. The gangster genre has been a part of cinema for many years, and so has LA nostalgia, and this film embraces both. It is pure pulp, with style over substance and stars being allowed to be ‘cool’. It features every cliche in the …
When The Street Lights Go On (2020) – TV Review
‘When The Street Lights Go On’ is Quibi’s attempt at a non-fantastical ‘Stranger Things’, taking a young new cast, placing them with established actors, and creating a mystery and world packed full of nostalgia, this time for the 90s. While I still think Quibi’s actual format and whole idea is destined to fail and that …
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The Lovebirds (2020) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, Martin Gero, Directed by Michael Showalter. One of the first films that’s switched homes due to Corona Virus was ‘The Lovebirds’ a comedy that was due out as a Paramount theatrical release just as the pandemic started the ravage the whole world, and it was …
The Last Dance (2020) – TV Review
Everyone knows who Michael Jordan is; whether it is from his Basketball, his ‘Air Jordan’ brand, or even if it is from ‘Space Jam’, but how many people know the full story? ‘The Last Dance’ is quite simply one of the best sport’s documentaries of all time, and even more fascinatingly, is an in depth …
Tenet – Trailer Reaction
The film that the whole industry is talking about finally debuted its full trailer, and while there was no official confirmation of the release date on the trailer (to allow for it to keep showing if the date is delayed) the current consensus is that they are still aiming to open cinemas back up with …
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