There’s something to be said for a show that is up to its neck with actors of a certain age who have decades of experience in front of the camera. It’s not always true that this particular line-up leads to television gold, but more often than not – especially when paired with an interesting, unique […]
Tag: Alfre Woodard
The Last Frontier Review
If there’s one thing The Last Frontier, the new thriller from AppleTV+ has going for it, it’s its cast. Which is absolutely stacked, not just with actors you’ll remember from big budget films – Jason Clarke, Dominic Cooper, Alfre Woodard, Johnny Knoxville – but a host of faces that will be familiar to TV fans […]
Salem’s Lot (2024) Review
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot gets its third adaptation, with Gary Dauberman directing his second film and James Wan acting as a producer. Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) is a writer who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine. He plans to use his time to research and write his next novel. However, his time back […]
The Lion King Review
Disney has continued the mining of their animated classics for box-office gold. 2019 sees the studio going for a triple whammy of cinematic remakes – concluding with a “live-action” remake of The Lion King. In the African Savannah a new crown prince is revealed to the animals. The birth of Simba (JD McCracy/Donald Glover) means the power-hungry Scar […]




