Tag: Martin Bishop

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12 Days of Lesley Manville – 10: Maleficent – Mistress of Evil (2019)

Introducing an icy Michelle Pfeiffer into the mix can’t quite elevate the doughty storytelling and CGI reliance…

Posted in Christopher Hampton TV

12 Days of Lesley Manville – 1: Dangerous Liaisons (Series 1)

There’s not enough Lesley Manville to give this TV adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons the life it needs…

Posted in Ted Lasso TV

TV Review: Ted Lasso, Series 2

Series 2 of Ted Lasso continues its delightfully warm-hearted storytelling with the usual bittersweet kick to keep…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Mr Jones (2019)

Directed by Agnieszka Holland, Mr Jones delves deep into a shocking, and underexplored, piece of modern history and…

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Lockdown TV review: Belgravia (ITV)

The first couple of episodes of Julian Fellowes’ latest TV series Belgravia are quite frankly an embarrassment…

Posted in Peter Morgan The Crown TV

TV Review: The Crown, Series 1

“To do nothing is the hardest job of all”  It’s taken a little time to getting round…

Posted in Peter Morgan The Crown TV

TV Review: The Crown Episodes 1 + 2

“The country needs to be led by someone strong” You’d be hard-pressed not to know that Netflix…

Posted in Film

Film Review: Legend (2015)

“It took a lot of love to hate him” On the one hand, Legend has a pair…

Posted in Digital Film Short Films

Short Film Review #39

WOW 2014 – A Day In Detention   Not a short film as such, but utterly essential….