Adam Kay (Creator)CASTBen WhishawAmbika ModMichele JustinAlex JenningsTom Durant Pritchard Review It's surprising to me but this show was not on my radar despite starring Ben Whishaw who happens to be my first male celebrity crush. I don't know how the series passed me by but within the first fifteen minutes of the show, I knew … Continue reading This Is Going To Hurt (Pilot Review) | Quite Raw and Unfiltered
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Waiting for Bojangles / En Attendant Bojangle (Movie Review) | A Beautiful and Deep Emotional Ride
I don't know what else brought me to the cinema for this French-Belgian film by Régis Roinsard, if not for Roman Duris and Virginie Efira. I had never heard of the 2016 novel by Olivier Bourdeaut that it's based on. Premise: A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents and an exotic bird in … Continue reading Waiting for Bojangles / En Attendant Bojangle (Movie Review) | A Beautiful and Deep Emotional Ride
Nightmare Alley (2021) Movie Review | A Chilling Subtlety Worth Studying
Going in I didn't know what this movie was about, I was aware of its director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy), and the star-studded cast which includes Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Cate Blanchett (Cinder, Button, Hobbits), Toni Collette (A Long Way Down), Willem Dafoe (No Way Home, John Carter), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon … Continue reading Nightmare Alley (2021) Movie Review | A Chilling Subtlety Worth Studying
The Wheel of Time (S1 Review) | Streamlined to Near Perfection
The Wheel of Time is a high fantasy series inspired by the bestselling book series by Robert Jordan, with three of the 15 novels written by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan's death. Writer-producer Rafe Judkins (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hemlock Grove) is at the helm of the show and in the cast we have familiar names and faces like … Continue reading The Wheel of Time (S1 Review) | Streamlined to Near Perfection
Station Eleven (Premiere Review) | A Fascinating Start
Patrick Sommerville (Creator)CASTMackenzie DavisHimesh PatelMathilda LawlerNabhaan RizwanDanielle DeadwylerGael Garcia Bernal Review: Following a group of seemingly unrelated people during the outbreak and years into a deadly pandemic, Station Eleven tells the story of those who crossed paths with actor Arthur Leander. The three episode premiere sets the stage for the saga of these individuals in … Continue reading Station Eleven (Premiere Review) | A Fascinating Start
Hawkeye (Season Review) | References and Emotional Arcs
Since his silhouetted appearance in Thor (2011) Jeremy Renner's (Kill the Messenger, The Bourne Legacy) Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, has become a sometimes mocked but key member of the first six Avengers. For some reason that didn't warrant a solo movie but a series introducing his replacement Kate Bishop, portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit, … Continue reading Hawkeye (Season Review) | References and Emotional Arcs
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie Review) | A Soft Reboot, The End of an Era
No Way Home, the third MCU Spider-Man film directed by Jon Watts, sees its returning cast joined by familiar faces like Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, and Thomas Haden Church, who are not only known characters actors but they've all been in a previous Spider-Man movie pre-MCU. It has led many of … Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie Review) | A Soft Reboot, The End of an Era
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https://videopress.com/v/BumqKzEj?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata Writer: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Roy Thomas, Gil KaneDirector: Daniel EspinosaStars:Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson, Corey Johnson, Archie Renaux, Michael Keaton The VFX is good, I love how he moves, and the fact that there's not doubt that he's killing them but it's weird that he doesn't seem interested … Continue reading Morbius | Clip
Stay Close | Trailer
https://videopress.com/v/5gDxkTgr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&controls=false&preloadContent=metadata Writer: Harlan Coben (Novel), Daniel BrocklehurstDirector: Lindy Heymann, Daniel O'HaraStars: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, Eddie Izzard, Jo Joyner, Youssef Kerkour, Sarah Parish, Daniel Francis, Bethany Antonia If you're interested in the source material, help us by getting them from the links below:
West Side Story (2021) – Movie Review | Well Crafted & Acted But What a Sh!tty Story
Steven Spielberg making - well remaking - a musical? Why not. This is the second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 West Side Story stage musical by Arthur Laurents with music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by the dearly departed Stephen Sondheim - I'm no musical theatre fan but even I know who he is. This … Continue reading West Side Story (2021) – Movie Review | Well Crafted & Acted But What a Sh!tty Story
Worn Out Spines 