Latest Posts
Latest Film Reviews
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Eleanor Worthington-Cox Chats About Her First Leading Role And Working With Maxine Peake in ‘Gwen’
William McGregor’s feature-length debut Gwen also marks an exciting milestone for its young star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who makes her debut in a leading role as the titular star. It’s a terrific performance, one I called ‘simply revelatory’ in my review of the film. With roles in The…
INTERVIEW: ‘Gwen’ Director William McGregor Talks About the Resonance of Folk-Horror
Folk-horror has had somewhat of a cinematic revival of late. With big-budget, studio-backed folk terrors like The Witch, Midsommar and Apostle all resonating well with audiences and critics alike, it comes as no surprise that up-and-coming independent filmmakers are being inspired by these fables and gravitating towards similar…
INTERVIEW: The Umbrella Academy’s Cinematographer, Neville Kidd
In the latest of a series of interviews with crew members behind some of the best looking Netflix shows of the last year, including Russian Doll and GLOW, we spoke with the cinematographer behind The Umbrella Academy. This graphic novel adaptation has a unique look…
INTERVIEW: Mark Stanley Discusses His Character And Driving Skills In ‘Run’
At the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, we sat down with Mark Stanley to discuss his upcoming film Run, where he plays Finnie, a Scottish fishery worker dissatisfied with his life who tries to reconnect with his youth by racing cars. Many of our…
INTERVIEW: Marli Siu Shares Her Experience Filming ‘Run’ And Explores Her Character
At the Tribeca Film Festival, we sat down with one of the stars of Scott Graham’s latest film, Run, which had its world premiere at the festival. Marli Siu (Anna and the Apocalypse) plays Kelly, the pregnant girlfriend of Finnie’s teen son Kid, who ends…
INTERVIEW: Beth Morgan, Costume Designer of Netflix’s GLOW
GLOW – The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is based on the real experiences of female wrestlers in the 80s, before women properly broke through on the wrestling scene and were taken as seriously as the men, as they are today. In the 80s, women wrestlers…
INTERVIEW: Mark Worthington, Production Designer of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba. It is about seven babies born around the world on the same day in extraordinary circumstances who are adopted by eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreaves. He then raises them…
INTERVIEW: Michael Bricker, Production Designer of Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’
Russian Doll is a Netflix show from the minds of creators Leslye Headland and Natasha Lyonne (who also stars). Amy Poehler is a writer/producer on the show also. It follows a cynical New York woman, Nadia (Lyonne) who keeps dying on the day of her…
TV
Familiar Faces Make An Appearance In New Teaser Trailer For ‘Star Trek’ Spin-Off ‘Picard’
“Engage!” Cast: Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Isa Briones, Michelle Hurd, Harry Treadaway Air Date: 2020
HBO Release First Official Trailer For ‘Watchmen’ At SDCC
“From Damon Lindelof and set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, this drama series embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own” Creator: Damon…
Get A Taste Of Cavill’s Geralt In First Teaser For Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’
“The worst monsters are the ones we create.” Creator: Lauren Schmidt Cast: Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Tom Canton
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 8 – ‘The Battle of Starcourt’
It all comes down to this. All of Stranger Things 3’s various plot strands all converged in one place – Starcourt. The hub of so many antics for the season was always going to be the location for the finale. This finale is a worthy…
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 7 – ‘The Bite’
Now this is an episode of Stranger Things. After a relative quality drop of episode 6, it’s good to be back on solid ground as Stranger Things puts its foot down on the accelerator, ramps up all of the tension, scares, and thrills the season…
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 6 – ‘E Pluribus Unum’
E Pluribus Unum is, per my research, not just a fancy Latin name for the sixth episode of the season, but it’s the motto of the United States! Cultured folk like you reading this would have known, but my sheltered, uncultured swine of a human…
REVIEW: Killing Eve (Season 2)
As the shape of televisual entertainment has evolved considerably over the past 10 years and continues to do so at an exponential rate, so have the demands of the viewership of popular shows. The ‘water cooler’ moments of the past have been replaced with the…
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 5 – ‘The Flayed’
After a season high point at the end of episode 4, you have to ask what comes next, and The Duffer Brothers can’t wait to show you exactly what that is. A recurring theme in my reviews thus far has been my love for the…
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 4 – ‘The Sauna Test’
“Do you guys want to explain to me what in the name of Jesus just happened here?” The Sauna Test starts on a supremely creepy high note with poor Ms Driscoll’s fertilized mouth yelling “I have to go back! I have to go back!” as…
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 3 – ‘The Case of the Missing Lifeguard’
More than the previous seasons, Stranger Things 3 feels much more cohesive at this point. Every episode appears to pick up right where the previous episode left off; the Duffer Brothers clearly taking advantage of the binge-worthy quality of the show by seamlessly blending the…
Falcon and Winter Soldier Series Gets John Wick Writer
With Tony Stark resting and Steve living out a life we’ll probably never see, the future of the MCU is still unknown at this point (well besides The Eternals having some involvement). What we know for sure is that there’s set to be a new Captain…
Stranger Things – Season 3: Episode 2 – ‘The Mall Rats’
I knew Day of the Dead would come into play! I knew it! After episode 2, the first thing I’ve noticed is this series has a bit of pace about it. At times during Stranger Things 2, it felt like the slow was trudging through…