After years of marriage, resentment has slowly built between Ivy Rose (Olivia Colman) and Theo Rose (Benedict Cumberbatch) culminating in a divorce battle over the stunning home that Theo designed and built using Ivy’s money. After a chance meeting and whirlwind romance the Roses start a life in America where Theo is a lauded architect … Continue reading The Roses
Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) receives a letter from the Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman) at the home for retired bears in Peru where his Aunt Lucy (voiced by Imelda Staunton) lives. The letter suggests that Aunt Lucy deeply misses him and needs his company, so he sets off with the Brown family in tow to … Continue reading Paddington In Peru
When pious church going Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) begins receiving letters full of profane language and insults her neighbour Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) is accused of the crime. But Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) thinks there is more to it than meets the eye and undertakes her own investigation against her superior officers wishes. … Continue reading Wicked Little Letters
Welcome to my review of film in 2023. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year and skip my other musings feel free to scroll down. As ever though I will share some stats about my year and some other thoughts. The Stats Personally I had a rollercoaster of a year … Continue reading 2023 – Year In Review – Film
Last year the television shows that I watched were so insanely good that I created a Top 20 list and had 5 special mentions. This year, with the exception of my favourite 3 shows I am not sure anything would jostle last year's top 10 for position. Which is a shame. Or perhaps I watched … Continue reading 2023 – Year In Review – Television
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Willy Wonka (Timothee Chalamet) dreams of becoming a chocolatier and after years of travelling the globe honing his recipes he arrives in the big city to open his own shop. However he finds himself blocked by the chocolate cartel, a trio of powerful shop owners by the names of Slugworth (Paterson Joseph), Fickelgruber (Matthew Baynton) … Continue reading Wonka
When Puss (Antonio Banderas) finds himself down to the last of his nine lives and pursued by a Wolf bounty hunter (Wagner Moura) he initially goes into hiding. But then he hears of a quest to discover a wishing star that has fallen into the Black Forest that could restore all of his lives. So … Continue reading Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Opening on Christmas Eve 1980 and finishing in the autumn of 1981 Empire of Light tells the story of two employees at the Empire cinema in Margate, Kent. Hilary (Olivia Colman) is the duty manager and when we meet her she is sad and numb. An unseen event earlier in the year has clearly shaken … Continue reading Empire Of Light
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