One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson’s second adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel. This time, Anderson makes a revolutionary story in contemporary America. The French 75 is a revolutionary group in California. They lead breaks at immigration centres, rob banks, and bomb political offices. They are also the target of Steven J. Lockjaw […]
Anemone Review
When Daniel Day-Lewis announced his return to acting for the first time since Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, the industry reacted with cautious excitement. Not that anyone in their right mind feared his otherworldly skill had atrophied in his absence. Rather, it was the impetus. It’s impossible to fault him for coming out of retirement […]
Play Dirty Review
After a successful robbery, Parker (Mark Wahlberg) and his crew are betrayed by one of their own. The only survivor, Parker sets about looking for Zen (Rosa Salazar), the one who killed his friends. In the process he inadvertently stumbles into another job, with a much bigger pay day. But it means working with Zen, […]
The “Lumberjanes” Animated Series That Never Was
Earlier this month, ND Stevenson had an announcement. He is a writer best known for helming She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which is an animated re-boot of the classic 1980s series She-Ra: Princess of Power, and for his webcomic (and later) graphic novel Nimona. He told interviewers from Comic Book Club that the animated adaptation of […]
15 More Successful Hollyoaks Actors
Hollyoaks is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Channel 4 is planning to make this a big occasion, similar to the 20th and 25th anniversaries. Five years ago, I published an article highlighting ten of the most successful actors from the soap. For the 30th anniversary, I will look at ten more actors who have done well […]
I Swear Review
I Swear is a biopic about John Davidson, a Tourette’s campaigner and activist in Scotland. In 1983, John Davidson (Scott Ellis Watson) is a 13-year-old boy about to start secondary school, and is a promising goalkeeper. It’s at this age that he begins to show signs of Tourette’s Syndrome, leading him to be dismissed as a […]
Knights of Guinevere “Pilot” Review
On September 19th, Knights of Guinevere, an animated mature sci-fi psychological thriller, with body horror and macabre qualities, premiered. It dropped on the YouTube channel of Glitch Productions, an indie animation powerhouse. The pilot was co-created by Dana Terrace, John Bailey Owen, and Zach Marcus. All three worked on The Owl House. Terrace was the creator. […]
Zack Snyder’s Movies Ranked
Zachary Edward Snyder is one of the most famous action directors who is currently working. He started his career making music videos and commercials. During his 21-year-long feature film career, he has made many hits and worked on major comic book properties. Snyder has developed a divisive reputation, with a devoted fanbase that sees him […]
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Review
The Downton Abbey series has come to an end after five seasons and three films. The third and final film sees a changing of the guard at Downton Abbey as the Crawleys adapt to a changing world. Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) finds herself at the centre of a scandal after her divorce is announced by […]
Slow Horses Season Five Review
It’s almost criminal just how good Slow Horses, the AppleTV+ spy series based on Mick Herron’s novels, is. Seriously. And, after a pretty good but not great season four – which saw us traveling back into River Cartwright’s (Jack Lowden, given less than usual to do this season) family history to stop a terrorist attack […]










