The Last Post takes place in 1965 in Aden, Yemen, one of the oldest colonies in the British Empire. It’s a place where East meets West and with an oil refinery, it’s advertisted as a …
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The Last Post takes place in 1965 in Aden, Yemen, one of the oldest colonies in the British Empire. It’s a place where East meets West and with an oil refinery, it’s advertisted as a …
Continue readingThe Commuter is the third episode in Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams and is set in an era that feels like a mixture of ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, with decor jumping between all three. Having …
Continue readingBrimstone is a bit of an odd film, but one I enjoyed a lot more than I expected to after seeing the rather middling trailer. It’s essentially a story of revenge and retribution, told over …
Continue readingGrand Designs of the 3rd Kind is a Radio 4 play from Toby Hadoke (The Dad Who Fell To Earth) which I meant to review at the time of airing and centres around a couple …
Continue readingThe Pact (2017) centres around a male and female friend – Amy (Sarah Solemani – Him & Her, Bridget Jones’ Baby) and Andy (Brett Goldstein) who agree, as teenagers, to marry each other if they’ve …
Continue readingStar Trek: Discovery (or STD, for short… oh, hang on… I’ll just call it Discovery, then) begins with a far from original premise, but there are still surprises to come which, following this double bill, …
Continue readingDunkirk (1958) is out now in a restored Blu-ray and DVD, and I won’t go into the detail of the plot, as it is, since anyone will have heard plenty on the news, even if …
Continue readingLondon Korean Film Festival 2017 Preview: We’re giving you the heads-up early this year, so you can book to see the hottest Korean films around – and some of the biggest directors and stars, too. …
Continue readingThe Child in Time is a one-off drama based on Ian McEwan‘s novel, presenting a Madeleine McCann-type situation beginning with Stephen Lewis (Benedict Cumberbatch), in a supermarket, turning his attention from four-year-old daughter Kate away …
Continue readingBaywatch was a classic piece of escapist entertainment back in the day, and forget Pamela Anderson. For me, Erika Eleniak was my Baywatch babe, even if her breasts were similarly fake. Plus, don’t forget Billy …
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