A Taste for Murder sees man move to Italy, because his wife died… as you do. And I’m wondering if what will also die is the ratings for this, because ITV haven’t bothered to advertise …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MOTHER MARY!
Mother Mary is a perfect example of: Suddenly nothing happened… Anne Hathaway (Mothers’ Instinct) plays the flashy, titular, Madonna-type pop-star on-stage – given the type of shows she puts on – but needs a new …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of GLENROTHAN!
Glenrothan is Brian Cox‘s (The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim) directorial debut, at the young age of 79, about two estranged brothers, with Sandy (Cox) asking Donal (Alan Cumming – X-Men …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of MAN ON FIRE on NETFLIX!
Check Out New 4K, Blu-ray and DVD releases here! Man On Fire opens with Special Forces soldier John Creasy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom) in an operation which goes wrong, in …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of EXIT 8!
Exit 8 opens to the strains of Bolero blaring out, so that’s a good start, and with some remembering that used by Torvill and Dean for their ice skating win, in 1981. Less so for …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of WIDOW’S BAY on APPLE TV!
Widow’s Bay is the place where a lot of weird stuff happens – first the TV and radio cut out, then all power follows, and… cue earthquake. EEK! This is not what Mayor Tom Loftis …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of HALF MAN on BBC1!
Check Out New 4K, Blu-ray and DVD releases here! Half Man shows that Niall (Jamie Bell – All of Us Strangers) and Ruben (Richard Gadd – Against The Law) have frequently been at loggerheads, and …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY!
The Mummy – aka Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – opens with the news that the locals, Layla Khalil (May Elghety), and her hubby have a mummy in the loft, as you do. Meanwhile, Charlie Cannon …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of PRISONER on SKY ATLANTIC!
Prisoner‘s trailer felt like Bruce Willis’ 2006 action/drama 16 Blocks, where his exhausted, long-in-the-tooth detective just HAD to get Mos Def to the court on time in order to testify about a crime bigwig, despite …
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My BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW of SECRET SERVICE on ITV!
Secret Service opens with Kate Henderson (Gemma Arterton – The Critic) and her busy family getting ready for the day… very ’24’ opening episode… Before long, Kate’s in Senglea, Malta, which is actually Stockport doubling …
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