Seventy-two hours before D-Day, Group Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is summoned to Southwick House to provide General Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) with perhaps the most important weather forecast of all time. Will conditions be suitable for the largest seaborne invasion ever assembled? Pressure is a well staged, taut drama that never really escapes its roots … Continue reading Pressure
It is March 31st, 1943 and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first ever collaboration, “Oklahoma!” has just opened on Broadway. Having just sat through the opening performance, Rodgers’ long term collaborator Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) holds court at Sardi’s Restaurant with the barman Eddie (Bobby Cannavale) and the many other famous faces who venture in during the after … Continue reading Blue Moon
Emily (Cameron Diaz) and Matt (Jamie Foxx) are CIA operatives who faked their own deaths fifteen years ago so that they could raise a family together in safety. But when a social media video goes viral they find themselves back in action. Their handler Chuck (Kyle Chandler) tries to warn them of the danger they … Continue reading Back In Action
Welcome to my review of film in 2024. This is the eighth year that I have spent writing my film reviews online and is by far and away the biggest year as far as viewing numbers have been, which is fantastic. As ever I am going to run through some of my thoughts on my … Continue reading 2024 – Year In Review – Film
Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter who is attempting to write about his parents who died in a car crash when he was twelve. As a source of inspiration he gets the train to visit his childhood home only to find his parents there ready to welcome him in. At the same time as this … Continue reading All Of Us Strangers
