Paddington Bear is one of the most popular bears in children’s fiction, a status propelled by the live-action film series that started in 2014. In deepest, darkest Peru, a British explorer (Tim Downie) meets and befriends two bears, Pastuzo (Michael Gambon) and Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton). He teaches them English and the wonders of London. […]
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Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom Review
The DCEU has come to an end with the sequel to 2018’s Aquaman, the billion-dollar film in the series. Four years after the events of Aquaman, Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) is king of Atlantis, married to Mera (Amber Heard), and has a son with her. However, David Kane/Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is desperate for revenge against […]
The Northman Review
The Northman is the third film by the writer/director Robert Eggers. This time he made a revenge tale set across the Viking world. Amleth (Oscar Novak) is the son and heir to King Aurvandill (Ethan Hawke.) After a spiritual rite of passage, Aurvandill is murdered by his brother, Fjölnir (Claes Bang), and Amleth’s mother, Gudrún (Nicole […]
Nine Perfect Strangers Review
When I found out that Nine Perfect Strangers was adapted from a book (and that it was from Liane Moriarty, who also wrote Big Little Lies), many of the limited series’ shortfalls began to make sense – what can work on the page, and lend some depth to characters and stories, doesn’t always translate well […]
Bombshell Review
Bombshell is a retelling of the 2016 sexual harassment scandal that rocked Fox News, one of the most powerful media organisations in the United States. Bombshell follows three women as face off against the powerful head of Fox News Roger Ailes (John Lithgow). There was Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron), the anchor of one the most popular show […]
Aquaman Review
Aquaman, the true king of Atlantis and butt of many jokes on Family Guy and The Big Bang Theory finally gets his first solo film with the DCEU going for a lighter tone. Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) was the result of a loving union between a human and the Queen of Atlantis. His mother, Atlanna (Nicole Kidman) believes he would […]