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Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost were a comedic dream team, making some excellent films and TV shows. Their 2007 action-comedy Hot Fuzz is arguably their best work and loved by a generation of males. Nicolas Angel (Pegg) is the best police officer in the Met. Angel’s so good that he makes the rest of the […]
In My Skin is a coming-of-age comedy-drama for BBC Three as a group of Welsh teenagers struggle with the trials of life. Bethan Gwyndaf (Gabrielle Creevy) is a bright 16-year-old with a chaotic life. Her mother, Katrina (Jo Hartley), has mental health problems, and her father, Dilwyn (Rhodri Meilir) is a drinker with a temper. She […]
The Coronavirus has affected all aspects of life and led to Lockdowns around the globe. The film and TV industries were no different and there will be an impact on the short and medium-term, at least. The Pandemic and Lockdown will affect both the releasing and production of film and TV. The immediate effect has […]
MotherFatherSon is a BBC miniseries about the struggles of a powerful family during a British general election. Max Finch (Richard Gere) is a media tycoon who has the power to sway elections in the UK. His son, Caleb (Billy Howle) is the editor of one of his papers and lives in his father’s shadow. Their […]
Jellyfish is a social drama in the British tradition of kitchen-sink realism as it focuses on the struggles of a teenage girl. Sarah Taylor (Liv Hill) is a 15-year-old girl living in Margate. She has to act as the primary carer for her younger siblings and bipolar mother (Sinead Matthews). To make ends meet she works […]
Noughts + Crosses has come to an end with Callum and Sephy’s relationship tested to its extreme during a political crisis. A month has passed since Ryan McGregor’s death and Callum (Jack Rowan) has joined the LM. The leader of the LM, Jack Dorn (Shaun Dingwall) plans to use Callum’s relationship with Sephy (Masali Baduza) […]
The Monty Python crew are comedy legends who have delighted generations. Their 1979 film, Life of Brian is considered their magnum opus: a hilarious film that still holds up to this day. In the first century, Judea is under the thumb of the Roman Empire. One of the civilians in the territory is Brian Cohen […]
The fifth episode of Noughts + Crosses sees the McGregors have a further downturn in fortunes and Callum going down a troubling path. Ryan McGregor has died in prison and his family finds out through the media. Callum (Jack Rowan) does not believe the official story that his father committed suicide and he starts to believe militancy […]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was Disney’s attempt to adapt the famous ballet and the E. T. A. Hoffman novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. What the studio came up with was a cookie-cutter fantasy. Clara Stahlbalm (Mackenzie Foy) is a tomboyish girl in Victorian London who’s interested is in science and engineering. Clara has a strained […]
The second film in the Harry Potter spin-off series sees a big expansion of its storytelling scope. After the events of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is banned from leaving England unless he joins the Ministry of Magic. When he refuses to do this his old teacher, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) assigns […]