‘This dark comedy centres on the inner workings of the sprawling media corporation Waystar Royco, which is run by Roy family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), and the manoeuvrings of his four children, who are struggling to win power and take over the company when their father retires. After Logan suffers a stroke at the …
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Lovecraft Country (2020) – TV Review
Based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name, Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he meets up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father (Michael Kenneth Williams). Misha Green …
Wolfwalkers (2020) – London Film Festival Review
An Apple TV Picture, Written by Will Collins, Directed by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart. In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn (Honor Kneafsey), comes to Ireland with her father (Sean Bean) to wipe out the last pack. …
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Another Round (2020) – London Film Festival Review
A Nordisk Picture, Written by Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm, Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Another Round (2020) revolves around four high school teachers, all at different impasses in their lives, as they consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives. It is written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg …
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One Night in Miami… (2020) – London Film Festival Review
An Amazon Studios Picture, Written by Kemp Powers, Directed by Regina King. One Night in Miami (2020) takes place on the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, as Cassius Clay joins Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcom X for one night only. They discuss the responsibility of being successful Black men during the civil …
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Mank (2020) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Jack Fincher, Directed by David Fincher. ‘1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.’ David Fincher directs the film for Netflix, based upon the screenplay by his late father Jack Fincher. The film very …
Pieces of a Woman (2020) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Kata Weber, Directed by Kornel Mundruczo. Pieces of a Woman follows Martha (Vanessa Kirby) after the results of a heart-breaking home birth leaves her grappling with the profound emotional fallout, isolated from her partner and family by a chasm of grief. It is a slow-burn and thoughtful drama, rooted …
Sylvie’s Love (2020) – Review
An Amazon Studios Picture, Written and Directed By Eugene Ashe. Sylvie’s Love tells the story of Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), a young woman from Harlem in the 1950s, who has a summer romance with a saxophonist named Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha). When they reconnect years later, they find each other in very different stages of their lives …
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Directed by George C. Wolfe. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tells the story of a 1927 recording session for legendary singer Ma Rainey’s (Viola Davis) new album, and focuses on the behind the scenes struggles that grip the day, especially focusing on Levee (Chadwick Boseman) and the rest …
72nd Emmy Awards – Winners
This years Emmy Awards was always going to be very different, as it was delayed and then done virtually due to the Corona Virus pandemic. However, the awards themselves were incredibly straight forward and mostly as we expected with three (mostly deserving) shows sweeping across the board. I thought it was great to see how …
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