Tag: Jack Lowden

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2023 British Academy Television Awards nominations

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Film Review: Benediction (2021)

Siegfried Sassoon biopic Benediction is a downbeat but moving film from Terence Davies “There is a school…

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Film Review: Kindred (2020)

Essentially a three-hander between Tamara Lawrance, Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden, Kindred eschews the supernatural for the…

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TV Review: Small Axe

Steve McQueen’s anthology flm series Small Axe is an absolute triumph as it depicts the West Indian…

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Film Review: A United Kingdom (2016)

Given the current discourse around Churchill and the aspects of British history that are commonly taught, watching…

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73rd British Academy Film Awards nominations

BAFTA Fellowship Kathleen Kennedy Hideo Kojima Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Andy Serkis Best Film 1917 –…

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Film Review: Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

A starry Mary Queen of Scots proves an intriguing if a little frustrating film debut for Josie…

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Blogged: shaking up Shakespeare

I have a mixed time with some shaken-up Shakespeares – othellomacbeth at the Lyric Hammersmith; Twelfth Night at…

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Casting news aplenty!

I round up some of the recent casting news, including Queen Margaret at the Royal Exchange, Wasted…