Maurice Flitcroft has a reputation for being the worst golfer ever after he achieved the highest score when competing in the 1976 British Open. The story of this plucky underdog gets a cinematic retelling with the comedy-drama The Phantom of the Open. Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance) is a crane driver at Vickers Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. […]
Tag: comedy-drama
Dog Review
In recent years there have been plenty of dog films and films about service personnel. The film Dog combines both with it focusing on two misfits who must go on a road trip together. Jackson Briggs (Channing Tatum) is a US Army Ranger who has been out of active service after being injured in the line of […]
Screw Episode Four Review
Screw shows massive changes within C-Wing as things heat up for Leigh and Rose. Leigh has finally received her promotion, but it comes at a time of crisis. Drugs have been smuggled into the prison and violence has increased. Leigh’s solution is a radical one, a drugs amnesty, and if the prisoners behave they get to […]
Licorice Pizza Review
Licorice Pizza is a ‘70s set coming-of-age film from the acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. His latest film sees an unusual relationship between a 15-year-old and an older woman. Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) is a child actor who flirts with Alana Kane (Alana Haim), a photographer assistant on school picture day. Despite the 10-year age difference […]
Screw Episode Two Review
Screw started with a strong opening episode, and the second episode had the task to build on this solid foundation. Leigh believes one of the prisoners is being bullied and sets out to find out why, leading Leigh to make a surprising discovery. Rose gets the unenviable task of dealing with a wheelchair-bound prisoner who is a […]
Screw Episode One Review
Screw is a prison drama Channel 4 has been promoting heavily. The first episode of the series focuses on the day of the life of the prison guards and the prisoners at Long Marsh Prison’s C Block. The first episode has three major storylines. The first focuses on Rose Gill (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), a young woman who […]
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Review
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is a Romanian comedy-drama that examines the issues affecting Romania through the prism of a sex tape scandal. Emi Cilibiu (Katia Pascarlu) is a teacher at a prestigious school. Her reputation is put into disrepute after a sex tape with her husband gets leaked online. Emi must fight to save her […]
This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 4 Review
This Way Up is a show that can be brilliant or boring. The fourth episode of the second season was an example of being a dull entry in the series. Aine helps her flatmate, Bradley, with a Windrusher fundraiser. Richard comes to support Aine, but Aine gets worried that he’s getting too friendly with one of […]
This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 3 Review
After two decent if unremarkable episodes, the second season of This Way Up finally hits it stride with its third episode. Áine makes steps setting up an educational business with James. However, Shona is still sceptical and gives Áine a grilling at a meeting. Áine also has to face relationship and personal issues. There were three things […]
This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 1 Review
Aisling Bea’s comedy-drama series, This Way Up has returned for a second season. The first episode of the new season was a solid if an unspectacular entry for the series. Étienne (Dorian Grover) goes back to France for the first time since his mother’s death. That means Áine (Bea) and Richard (Tobias Menzies) can have sex for […]