The Great Escaper clearly plays on the World War II movie title from the ’60s, but in this case, it relates to a true story, albeit one I wasn’t aware of… then again, it harks …
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The Great Escaper clearly plays on the World War II movie title from the ’60s, but in this case, it relates to a true story, albeit one I wasn’t aware of… then again, it harks …
Continue readingBlackberry is quite possibly one of the best films of the year, even for someone who never had one, but whose favourite mobile phones were the T-Mobile G1 and G2 (also known as the HTC …
Continue readingThe Exorcist: Believer… where to start? This is technically a direct sequel to the 1973 The Exorcist – a film I didn’t like when I first saw it when I was younger, but did enjoy …
Continue readingNew Blu-ray 4K and DVD releases October 16th 2023 are as follows: 100 Years of Warner Bros: 100th Anniversary Studio Collection (30 films: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Casablanca (1942), Citizen Kane (1941), Cool Hand …
Continue readingLessons in Chemistry begins with Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson – Fast X) hosting a cookery show, a la Delia Smith in the ’80s, but since this is set during the ’60s, programmes are filmed live …
Continue readingThe Good Ship Murder is a new escapist whodunit drama from Channel 5, led by Jack Grayling, former cop and now the lounge cabaret singer on this luxury Mediterranean cruise ship. Catherine Tyldesley (Scarborough, Viewpoint) …
Continue readingThe Fall of the House of Usher is a new 8-part Netflix series, as well as the title of one of Edgar Allen Poe‘s short stories, and as I see the episode listing coming up, …
Continue readingInterview With The Vampire is a forthcoming drama on BBC2, starring Eric Bogosian. Synopsis: In Dubai, 2022, journalist Daniel Molloy questions Louis de Pointe du Lac – and not for the first time, while in …
Continue readingThe Reckoning is the four-part drama which starts Steve Coogan (This Time With Alan Partridge) as the late, disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile, given everything we now know he got up to during his life and …
Continue readingFrasier is back in the building, and while repeats of the original 11-season run continue daily on Channel 4, this return to our screens is only on Paramount+ I have to say that I was …
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