The murder of James Bulger has had a massive impact on the British psyche. Not only was it a horrific crime but also due to the perpetrators being so young. This crime serves as the influence on the Scottish miniseries The Victim. Craig Myers (James Harkness) is a 28-year-old bus driver with a young family. His world is shattered when […]
Tag: drama
A Dog’s Journey Review
Bruce Cameron is an author who has made a career writing novels about dogs. Two have been adapted into films and A Dog’s Journey is now the third, a sequel to 2017’s A Dog’s Purpose. Following the events A Dog’s Purpose the spirit of Bailey (Josh Gad) has found his way back to his original […]
Wild Rose Review
Wild Rose is a Scottish film that attempts to combine kitchen sink realism and a story about a young person trying to succeed in the music industry. It is a film that has already received a lot of praise and centres around a fantastic rising star. Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) is the titular ‘Wild Rose,’ a […]
Creed II Review
Spanning 40-years the Rocky series is enduring, taking many knocks and blows but always finds a way to get back up again. The series has now had two comebacks and a sequel has been released to 2015’s Creed. Three years after the events of Creed Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) finally becomes the heavyweight champion […]
The Hate U Give Review
America is in a highly charged state regarding its current political climate and identity politics becoming more prominent. The adaptation of Angie Thomas’ novel The Hate U Give taps into this zeitgeist for a young adult audience. Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) is a 16-year-old girl from a poor black neighbourhood and attends a private school. Her school and home […]
A Star is Born Review
A Star is Born is the third remake of a film from 1937 and serves as Bradley Cooper’s directional debut. And it is already a film considered having some awards potential. Jackson Maine (Cooper) is a popular country-rock singer who’s suffering from tinnitus and plying himself with drink and pills. After a concert Jackson goes into a bar where Ally […]
Winter Ridge Review
Winter Ridge is a low-budget crime drama shot in Devon, England that shows a lot of promise from the people involved. Ryan Barnes (Matt Hookings) is a young police detective in a small coastal town. His wife, Sara (Claudia Archer) has been in a coma for seven months after being hit by a drunk driver. […]