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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
After the story-lite Episode 3, This Way Up returns to form with the fourth episode. Aine (Aisling Bea) and Shona (Sharon Horgan) are set to attend a birthday party for Vish’s father (Jeff Mirza). Their mother (Sorcha Cusack) has also been invited which is awkward for Aine since it’s the first time the two have seen each […]
After two strong episodes, the third episode of This Way Up seemed more like a filler episode in the series. Aine (Aisling Bea) has to stay with her sister, Shona (Sharon Horgan), and Shona’s partner, Vish (Aasif Mandvi) due to rats being found in Aine’s flat. During her stay, Shona plans to set her younger sister up […]
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a woman who has had a meteoric rise in the British TV industry. At the age of 34 she has created two hit shows for the BBC, Killing Eve and Fleabag. She chooses to make a second and supposedly final season to the award-winning Fleabag. The second season picks up a year after the first. Tensions are running […]
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is the ninth film Quentin Tarantino has made and he has made it as his love letter to the ’60s and the film industry as a whole. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follows Western star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and stunt-double/best friend Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt.) Both have fallen […]
Following on from the strong opening This Way Up continues in that vein with Aine trying to take too much at once. In this episode Aine has agreed to tutor a French boy who has recently moved to London. But the commitment to the boy is tested when one of her EFL student, Victor (Todor Jordanov), has […]
Inspired by the youth of Sarfraz Manzoor and the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen Blinded by the Light – is a coming-of-age story that has been promoted as the ‘feel-good’ film of the summer. Javed (Viveik Kalra) is a British-Pakistani teen who wants to leave his home town of Luton to escape his overbearing father (Kulvinder Ghir.) Javed has a […]