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After 89 episodes, spanning six seasons, the historical epic Vikings has come to an end. The final ten episodes show the fates of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok. The second part of season six picks up where part one left off: the Rus have invaded Norway and Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) has been stabbed by his […]
The pandemic has been the big disturber to many businesses and industries, including the film industry. The long closure of cinemas and the backlog of unreleased films has led to studios looking for alternative methods of distribution. Warner Brothers planned to release most of the 2021 slate in cinemas and on HBO Max simultaneously, with films […]
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the current state of physical and digital media.
For Love or Money was a movie that marketed itself as ‘An Unromantic Comedy’ as it attempts to subvert the rom-com subgenre. Mark (Robert Kazinsky) is a man who describes himself as a lobotomised hamster when it comes to women. At the age of 30, he is about to sell his start-up company for £20 million. […]
Songbird was a film that was written and filmed during the Pandemic and subsequent lockdown. It was a cynical attempt to capitalise on the crisis we are living in. In 2024 the COVID-19 virus has mutated into COVID-23, a more deadly variant. America has experienced a four-year lockdown, millions of deaths, and anyone who is found […]
Sound of Metal, a film from Darius Marder (co-written with Abraham Marder) is a film that knows what story it wants to tell and then sets out to tell it. Now, that might seem like an odd description of a film, but think about it for a moment. How often do you find yourself watching […]
In U.S. popular culture, Greek and Roman myths have become prominent, whether spun into animations about Cleopatra or popular webcomics about the gods on Mount Olympus. However, there’s one show that tries to shift the focus toward Mesoamerican mythologies and stories, bringing it into the American mainstream: Victor and Valentino. This animated series is the […]
Hanna returned for a second season on Amazon Prime. The second season was able to expand beyond the confines of the being on the run story of the first season. After breaking into the UTRAX facility at the end of Season One only one UTRAX trainee choose to go on the run with Hanna. The […]
Election fever is upon and Sacha Baron Cohen has used the political climate to make a sequel to Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Since the events of the first film Borat has sentenced to a life time of hard labour for bringing Kazakhstan into disrepute. Borat gets a […]
This review discusses the second season of the Amazon series The Boys. While I have avoided including any spoilers (or, rather, what I consider to be spoilers), if you would like to watch the season knowing absolutely nothing about what will happen and without any idea of where things might go, I would recommend avoiding […]