A StudioCanal Picture, Written by Paul King, Hamish McColl, Directed by Paul King. During this incredibly scary and dark period of time the world finds itself in, I wanted to try and finally watch a film I had heard was incredibly wholesome, and I was not disappointing. ‘Paddington’ is a thoroughly charming and enjoyable adventure, …
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The Simpsons (1989) – TV Review
Following Disney+ finally releasing in the UK, and the fact that the world is currently in essentially a lockdown, I thought this would be a good opportunity to gradually rewatch the entire ‘The Simpsons’, starting here with Season 1. ‘The Simpsons’ is arguably the most worldwide recognisable TV show of all time, and it has …
Thirteen (2016) – TV Review
Before exploding to global stardom on ‘Killing Eve’, Jodie Comer had her break out role on another BBC show, ‘Thirteen’. The show revolves around Ivy Moxam (Comer), a woman who had been hled hostage for 13 years after been kidnapped at 13 years old. She escapes and the hunt is on to find her attacker …
Killing Eve – Trailer and Early Premiere
The much anticipated launch of the Killing Eve season 3 trailer not only delivered some great and fascinating scenes, but also a huge shocker, as the show will launch two weeks earlier than originally planned, now on 12th April. This is great news for fans, and just for everyone in general who will now be …
Girls (2012) – TV Review
Lena Dunham’s hit breakout comedy was a huge deal for the years it was on air and made many of its cast and crew into household names. However, in more recent years, due to some of Dunham’s questionable comments and retrospective criticisms of the shows lack of racial diversity and problematic presentations of sexuality, the …
Avenue 5 (2020) – TV Review
HBO’s new star-studded comedy from creator Armando Iannucci is on the face of it a large scale, sci-fi comedy, but like many Iannucci shows, it is much more about the characters and their interactions and situations they get themselves in, and that is where it thrives. Following a reasonably slow start, the show really found …
Silent Witness Season 23 (2020) – TV Review
Silent Witness has become an incredibly rare beast, a continuing crime drama on the BBC that has now lasted into its third decade, with seemingly no sign of it slowing down (it has been renewed for two more seasons, which will include its 25th anniversary season). This is a show I watched from my early …
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Veep (2012) – TV Review
‘Veep’ is one of the most respected and awarded comedies of recent times, but it never became a huge hit in the UK (mainly because we had already had ‘The Thick of It’) but with the world now essentially in lock down, I decided it was as good a time as any to give the …
Elizabeth Is Missing (2019) – TV Review
Alzheimer’s/Dementia is one of the most difficult and emotionally shattering illnesses that a family can deal with, and it is therefore not shown very often in the correct manner on screen. However, in the BBC’s feature length adaptation ‘Elizabeth is Missing’ the genius decision to have a dementia sufferer essentially trying to play detective and …
Lost Girls (2020) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Michael Werwie, Directed by Liz Garbus. This is a film based on a true life story that has many dark turns and shocking moments, but you wouldn’t know any of that from simply watching the film. It is told in a very cold and undramatic manner, with very few …
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