“Opening with lots of zeros, all we get are superheroes: Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, Jedi man, sequel man, prequel man. Formulaic scripts, and after Fifty Shades of Grey, they’ll all have leather whips!” so cried Jack Black in 2015 on-stage at the Oscars. Black, who this week highlights as Bowser in the atrocious Super Mario Bros Movie,…… Continue reading The Renaissance of the Video Game Adaptation – Press Start to Continue
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BAFTA Television Awards Nominations
This Is Going To Hurt leads the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards nominations. This Is Going to Hurt, and The Responder lead the nominations with six nominations each at the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards ahead of its live ceremony on 14 May hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. Dark medical comedy This Is Going To…… Continue reading BAFTA Television Awards Nominations
Blue Jean
Blue Jean tells section 28 and homophobia with a passable melodrama. Blue Jean, directed by first-time feature filmmaker Georgia Oakley, is set in the Thatcherite era of Britain, a time of political and sociological change, when the retrospectively disgraceful Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 law was passed. Our lead, Jean (Rosy McEwen),…… Continue reading Blue Jean
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
A welcome far cry from the sex-driven comedies that have typified the genre, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a truly delightful romp. Without ever diluting the “good stuff”, director Sophie Hyde and writer Katy Brand playfully poke into the deeper meanings behind our biological urge for a pleasurable connection with Good Luck To You, Leo…… Continue reading Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Lyra
Lyra celebrates and extends the life of investigative journalist Lyra McKee who was murdered on the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Lyra was screened as part of Sheffield DocFest. All words of this review were written entirely by the writers at Cinamore. Lyra, directed by Alison Millar tells the story of 29-year-old Irish investigative…… Continue reading Lyra
Five Ewan McGregor Performances You May Not Have Seen
Ewan McGregor, a name that invokes a visceral image of one of his many performances over the years. Ewan McGregor over his career has tackled a variety of roles, whether that’s heroin addict Mark Renton in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting, the various incarnations of the Jedi sage Obi-Wan Kenobi, or Christian from Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge,…… Continue reading Five Ewan McGregor Performances You May Not Have Seen
Doctor Who: David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Return
David Tennant and Catherine Tate return for the 60th Anniversary Special of Doctor Who confirms the BBC. David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be returning to Doctor Who under showrunner Russell T. Davies for the show’s 60th Anniversary in 2023. Tennant and Tate’s fourth series of Doctor Who in 2008 is the most successful that…… Continue reading Doctor Who: David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Return
Doctor Who: Who will be the next companion?
With Ncuti Gatwa confirmed as the 14th Doctor, all eyes are now on who will be accompanying the young actor in the TARDIS. Who is going to be the next companion? Before it was announced that Russel T. Davies was returning as showrunner to Doctor Who we speculated who should take the helm of the…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Who will be the next companion?
Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa is the next Doctor
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has been confirmed to be the Fourteenth Doctor, replacing Jodie Whittaker. Confirmed on Instagram, Ncuti shared an image of two heart emojis, a, plus sign and a blue square emoji, which when pieced together is the two hearts of time-lord character the Doctor, and the blue time-machine box the TARDIS.…… Continue reading Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa is the next Doctor
The Batman
The Batman could easily be the most anticipated film since the pandemic began with Robert Pattinson donning the role of the caped crusader in a new reinvention of the dark knight’s story. Directed by Matt Reeves, the originator of Cloverfield, and director of both Dawn and War of the Planet of the Apes, Reeves has…… Continue reading The Batman