Category: Film

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Film Review: Napoleon (2023)

In a just universe, Ridley Scott’s tedious Napoleon ought to put the death knell to any more…

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Film Review: Wonka (2023)

With more than a little debt to the aesthetics of Paddington, Timothée Chalamet leads musical romp Wonka…

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Film Review: Our Son (2023)

Billy Porter and Luke Evans lead Our Son, a gay divorce and custody battle drama which proves…

Posted in Critics’ Choice Awards Film Film & TV awards The Crown TV

29th Critics’ Choice Awards – winners

FilmBest PictureAmerican FictionBarbieThe Color PurpleThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroWINNER – OppenheimerPast LivesPoor ThingsSaltburn Best DirectorBradley Cooper…

Posted in Film Film & TV awards Kenneth Branagh Screen Actors Guild Awards Ted Lasso The Crown TV

30th Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations

FilmOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleBradley Cooper – Maestro as Leonard BernsteinColman Domingo…

Posted in Alan Bennett Film Richard Eyre

Film Review: Allelujah (2022)

Alan Bennett’s 2018 play Allelujah gets a lavishly cast film adaptation but it’s still a headscratcher of…

Posted in Film Film & TV awards Golden Globe Awards TV

The 81st Golden Globe Awards – winners

FilmBest Motion PictureDramaAnatomy of a FallKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroWINNER – OppenheimerPast LivesThe Zone of Interest Musical…

Posted in Andrew Haigh BAFTA Film Awards Film Film & TV awards Theatre

77th British Academy Film Awards nominations

BAFTA Fellowship Samantha Morton BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award June Givanni Best Film Anatomy of…

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12 Days of Lesley Manville – 11: Rupture (2016)

There’s not enough Lesley Manville for my liking but psychological horror film Rupture is creepy enough “If…