TV REVIEW: Succession Season 3 (2021)
[Episodes seen: Seven of Nine] My dad is a “malignant presence, a bully, and a liar”. The final words of season two loom large over the sparkling new episodes of one of television’s now flagship shows. Kendall’s mic-drop exit that threatens to blow up the…
REVIEW: The Hand of God (LFF 2021)
Sorrentino’s autobiographical film is an ambitious, intimate triumph. Paolo Sorrentino has been at the epicentre of contemporary European Cinema for over two decades and is responsible for acclaimed films and series including The Great Beauty, Il Divo and The Young and New Pope. He won…
REVIEW: The Harder They Fall (LFF 2021)
When the opening credits appear with all the cool swagger, its sharp, stylistic editing and curated music choices, you would think you were watching a Quentin Tarantino movie. After all, his trademarks and isms have dominated popular movie culture since his introduction with Reservoir Dogs. But The…
TV REVIEW: Star Wars Visions (2021)
While it might be controversial to some, it seems like Star Wars as a property has felt somewhat stagnant for a few years. Even with the fun and sense of adventure brought forth by The Mandalorian, that show has recently fallen back on old characters…
TV REVIEW: Hellbound (TIFF 2021)
One person’s damnation is the whole public’s event of the season. Leave it to writer-director Yeon Sang-ho to mutate ordinary concepts into outlandish fun, most notably that 2016 mega-hit where a high-speed train to Busan becomes the perfect buffet line for zombies. Hellbound, however, is…
REVIEW: Malignant (2021)
When you’re a director responsible for over $3billion in box office returns, almost anything you put forward is going to be greenlit. James Wan, the brilliant mind behind 21st century horror classics like Saw and The Conjuring, has earned a level of trust from film…
TV REVIEW: What If – Episodes 1-2
With Loki’s recent destruction of the so-called Sacred Timeline, the table is set for the MCU to enter truly unchartered waters. All bets are off on where Phase Four could take us; deceased characters could come back in alternate forms, multiple versions of the same…
INTERVIEW: ‘Ted Lasso’ Composer Tom Howe
Tom Howe is an Emmy-nominated composer who has worked on films such as A Shaun the Sheep – Farmageddon, Early Man and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. He has also worked on TV shows including Four in a Bed, Taskmaster and Whiskey Cavalier. We…
INTERVIEW: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Head Makeup Artist Raven
A once young, broke and fabulous RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, David Petruschin, better known as Raven, is all grown up now and she’s giving definition to the world of reality show makeup. Raven is a two time Drag Race runner up after making it to…
INTERVIEW: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Costume Designer Christopher Hargadon
Costume designer Christopher Hargadon has worked on films including Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, ExistenZ and Johnny Mnemonic and TV shows including The X Files and Hemlock Grove. He has now been Emmy-nominated for his work on Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy, which saw the…
INTERVIEW: ‘Servant’ Cinematographer Marshall Adams
Marshall Adams knows cinematography, going by credits that include CSI:NY, Grimm, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad’s side-story El Camino. But to know that it would make him an Emmy nominee, for the first time in his career? He’s still familiarizing that wonderful reality. As…
REVIEW: Pray Away (2021)
Hopefully you are lucky enough never to have encountered conversion therapy in real life. However you might have seen it depicted on screen as it’s been the subject of several queer films over the years. Jamie Babbit’s late nineties rom-com But I’m a Cheerleader takes…
REVIEW: Jungle Cruise (2021)
As one ride ends, another begins. It might be the cousin wanting to line up for the Mad Tea Party after disembarking Splash Mountain. Or, in this case, it might be Disney handing its flagship action-adventure attraction-based baton from Pirates of the Caribbean to Jungle…
