When Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti) begins a new job as an au pair at Bly Manor, she knows that it won’t be easy looking after orphaned twins Miles (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) and Flora (Amelie Bea Smith). Thankfully, she’s not the … Continue reading The Haunting of Bly Manor // Review
●●●○○ There are few Hollywood romances more intimate, indulgent, and prominently advertised than the one between Aaron Sorkin and the sound of his own voice. In any given Sorkin script, rarely will five minutes pass without a winking flourish of … Continue reading The Trial of the Chicago 7 // Review
●●●●○ A young woman (Jessie Buckley) has been dating her boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) for about seven weeks. She’s on a roadtrip to meet his parents for the first time. She’s thinking of ending things. While the basic plot sounds simple, … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things // Review Savvy Hanna watches Charlie Kaufman’s new film
When Martin Scorsese pleaded that we not watch his 2019 Netflix-released film The Irishman on a phone, many rolled their eyes at his pretension. Increasingly desperate, he conceded that if we could not make it to the cinema then at … Continue reading How Lockdown Has Affected Watching Movies Will people go back to the cinema or has streaming finally won?
As the curtains open on the premiere episode of season 2 of The Umbrella Academy, we are swiftly brought back into the action via a stylistic fight montage set to inappropriate music – now an established hallmark of the show. … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy Season 2 // Review
●○○○○ It is rare in this modern cinematic utopia, where an increasing number of new and exciting voices are being channelled the lens of a camera, for a film to come along that is so utterly without thought or merit. … Continue reading The Old Guard // REVIEW
●●○○○ The earlier scenes of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (David Dobkin, 2020) are set in the Icelandic hometown of Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams), a singing duo of hopefuls for Eurovision. The film unfortunately … Continue reading Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga // Review
●●●●○ In the early summer of 2018, Donald Trump announced that his government would be establishing a “Space Force”, a new branch of the military that would protect the US’s solar interests, such as satellites. Following this, Netflix swiftly got … Continue reading Space Force // Review
Illustration by Ren O’Hare As the weeks of self-isolation drag on, being apart from your significant other (if you’re lucky enough to have one) can get harder and harder. Whether you’re planning your next Netflix Party date, or lamenting … Continue reading Quarantine TV Recommendations for the Loved-Up and Lonely TV editor Ciara Connolly offers romantic series suggestions for singletons and separated couples alike this quarantine season.
●●●●○ For the uninitiated, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a reboot of a 1980s cartoon about a girl raised from childhood to fight for the Horde (a militaristic empire), who rebels against it after discovering an Excalibur-esque magic … Continue reading She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 5 // Review
Drawing inspiration from a series of already successful novels and video games, Netflix’s The Witcher had big shoes to fill. Having recently been crowned the most in-demand TV show in the world by data company Parrot Analytics, it appears the … Continue reading The Witcher // Biggest Show of 2019 Originally Published in Print February 2020
Second Half M is for Mike Francesa. – I freaked out when I saw Mike in the trailer for this film. In case you don’t know who he is, he’s a New York sports talk radio legend. A caller once … Continue reading Uncut Gems A-Z Part 2