The story of the horse Dream Alliance was an inspiring one because it is about a working-class syndicate breeding and own a winning racehorse. It serves as the basis for the British comedy-drama Dream Horse. Jan Vokes (Toni Collette) is a shop worker and bartender in the Welsh Valleys. She has experience breeding animals like racing […]
Tag: comedy-drama
Emily in Paris Season One Review
Emily in Paris is the latest show by Darren Star, the creator of shows like Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and Sex and the City. As the title suggests his latest show follows a woman called Emily in Paris. Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) is a Chicago based social media manager who gets an unexpected job […]
Damsel Review
Damsel is an indie Western that gives the genre a feminist twist. Samuel Alabaster (Robert Pattinson) arrives on American Frontier with the intent to propose and marry his sweetheart, Penelope (Mia Wasikowska). Samuel hires the local priest, Parson Henry (David Zellner) to travel into the wilderness to surprise Penelope. But Samuel reveals that Penelope had […]
In My Skin Review
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 […]
Military Wives Review
Within the UK there is a lucrative subgenre of films that appeals to middle-class, middle-England audiences. The film story about the Military Wives choir easily fits in that category. At a military base, the soldiers are deployed to Afghanistan for a six-month tour. Whilst their families at home the wives have to find things to […]
Parasite Review
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite was the big awards’ winner of the 2019/2020 season, earning awards like Best Picture at the Academy Awards and the Palme d’Or at Cannes. But was it worthy of the accolades? The Kims are a poor, under-employed family. They live in a basement, leach off others for wifi, and make pizza boxes for a living. The […]
The Personal History of David Copperfield Review
From the man who created The Thick of It and Veep, Armando Iannucci returns to the world of filmmaking with his comedic take of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is a man with yo-yoing fortunes. Born to a widow, David suffers at the hands of a crude stepfather (Darren Boyd) – forced to work in a […]
Jojo Rabbit Review
Following on from his adventures in the Marvel Cinematic Universal New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi makes a smaller and more divisive film with Jojo Rabbit. Johannas “Jojo” Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) is a 10-year-old boy living in Germany during the tail end of the Second World War. Like many boys at the time, he’s a member of […]
This Way Up – Season 1, Episode 6 Review
After six episodes the storylines of This Way Up culminate for the season finale and the show’s strongest entry. A day approaches for both Aine (Aisling Bea) and Shona (Sharon Horgan). It’s Richard’s (Tobias Menzies) birthday which Aine believes to be the perfect time to make her move. Sharon is set to launch her female networking group […]
This Way Up – Season 1 Episode 5 Review
The fifth and penultimate episode of This Way Up is one that shows off both the strengths and weaknesses of the series. Aine (Aisling Bea) agrees to meet her ex-boyfriend Freddie (Chris Greer) at a bar after work. After some drinks and games of pools, Aine has a night of fun with her flatmate, Bradley (Kadiff Kirwan) […]