Ripley… Tom Ripley. Yes, the character from The Talented Mr Ripley, the novel being written by Patricia Highsmith, but this time as an 8-part series, written and directed by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List). Opening in …
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Ripley… Tom Ripley. Yes, the character from The Talented Mr Ripley, the novel being written by Patricia Highsmith, but this time as an 8-part series, written and directed by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List). Opening in …
Continue readingOne Life proves, yet again, that one of our greatest national treasures of all time is Anthony Hopkins, still pulling out winning performances at the age of 86, following his absolute powerhouse of a performance …
Continue readingThe Lovers centres around two leads who… might become lovers. Seamus (Johnny Flynn – The Dig) works in TV, loves himself and has been given a weekly Sunday politics show, but… instead of London, he’ll …
Continue readingThe Dig begins in 1938, in Suffolk, where Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan, Collateral) had learned there were approximately 18 ancient burial mounds on the Sutton Hoo estate, near to her home, so she summons M …
Continue readingStardust is a forthcoming movie which is set to chronicle the young David Bowie’s first visit to the US in 1971, a trip which inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust, and …
Continue readingEmma 2020 (as I’ll call it to differentiate from previous incarnations, and for SEO purposes) is a new version of Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined …
Continue readingBeast opens with local tour guide Moll (Jessie Buckley) meeting Pascal (Johnny Flynn) on a late night after a disastrous birthday in her very small town in Jersey, which saw her family take more interest …
Continue readingStaying at No.1, in the UK Top 100 Music chart summary w/e April 6th 2017, is Ed Sheeran with Shape Of You. He’s trying a bit of reggae, and it’s terrible. This time round, it’s …
Continue readingPrivate View is the sixth and final episode of Inside No.9 and it brings to a conclusion a series which has been almost all good-to-excellent save for the fourth episode, Empty Orchestra. “Nine” is the …
Continue readingSong One stars Anne Hathaway as Franny, a young woman who’s estranged from her family, and who returns home when her brother has an accident which puts her in a coma. Retracing his life as …
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