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January 28, 2022

How many episodes of the Scream TV series are there?

In 2015, Scream hit television screens. The horror anthology show, inspired by the slasher film series of the same name, told the story of a group of high school teenagers who are stalked by a masked killer. The show was designed as a spin-off of the Scream franchise, but not a direct continuation. As such,…

January 27, 2022

Review: Belfast

Set in Belfast in 1969, Belfast is a British coming-of-age drama about a young boy growing up during a time of civil unrest in Northern Ireland. The movie follows the story of 9-year-old Buddy and his family, as they do their best to navigate their way through the Troubles – a period of intense and…

January 27, 2022

Review: WarHunt (2022)

It’s 1945, the world is at war, and a plane carrying a troop of US soldiers crash lands in a forest in Nazi Germany, 80 miles south of Stuttgart. With no communication coming from the men, a separate squad is sent into the forest to retrieve the team. Upon entering the wooded area, the squad…

January 26, 2022

Review: My Son

Directed by Christian Carion, and currently streaming in the UK via Amazon Prime Video, is the British mystery-thriller, My Son. The film – starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy – centres around an estranged father, who is put through the emotional wringer when his son Ethan goes missing. In the movie, Ethan is away at…

January 25, 2022

Bill Murray movies in order

Bill Murray is one of Hollywood’s most notable actors, with a career that has run decades. He has appeared in a wealth of movies, sometimes in major roles, often in bit parts, with titles including Scrooged (1988), Charlie’s Angels (2000) and The Jungle Book (2016), amongst many others. In this post I am taking a…

January 21, 2022

Review: Nightmare Alley

Landing in UK cinemas today is the fantasy crime-thriller, Nightmare Alley. The movie – directed by Guillermo del Toro – is based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, and stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, and Willem Dafoe. Nightmare Alley follows the story of a…

January 21, 2022

Review: Donkeyhead (2022)

In Canadian drama, Donkeyhead, a struggling writer is tasked with looking after her father, who is living with cancer. She is doing her best by him, but it is a difficult job, and she has little help. When her father’s health takes a turn for the worst, her family are called in to offer…

January 21, 2022

Review: Mass

Recently added to Sky/NOW in the UK is the US drama film, Mass. The movie – written and directed by Fran Kranz – stars Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd, and Reed Birney, and tells the story of two sets of parents coming to terms with the deaths of their children. In the movie, it…

January 20, 2022

Review: Save the Cinema (2022)

Currently streaming in the UK via Sky/NOW, as well as playing in select cinemas, is the British family drama, Save the Cinema. The film – set in Wales in 1993 – tells the tale of a youth theatre leader, and her fight to save a Listed building from demolition. In the movie, Liz Evans is…

January 20, 2022

Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw

It is 1843 in the US, and two young women are engaging in a romantic relationship. One of the women is a member of a conservative household, while the other is a maid who works for the family. But the relationship between the two women is something which is not looked upon kindly. When it…