August 2023

Charlie Reid and Olivia Colman in Joyride

Review: Joyride, Olivia Colman wants to make a delivery

Joyride had mediocre reviews, so I was in no hurry to watch it. But, crikey, it has Olivia Colman. How bad could it be? The answer is not terrible, but not great. Mediocre works here.

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Max Riemelt and Tara Corrigan in Sleeping Dog. The are face to face on a train in serious conversation

Sleeping Dog review: German mystery series

Sleeping Dog (Schlafende Hunde), a TV series from Germany, is a tightly written mystery series that holds on to its secrets until the very end. It features a group of cops. One in particular suffers from PTSD and is living

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Kaoru Kobayashi in Midnight Diner

Review: Midnight Diner, Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner (Shinya shokudô) ran for three seasons in Japan. Following that success, another series Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories was aired. Both seasons of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories are now available on Netflix. The stories in the series are full

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Evin Ahmad and Indica Watson in Who Is Erin Carter?

Review: Who is Erin Carter? An action packed thriller

Who is Erin Carter? has action scenes galore, a butt-kicking woman lead, and a couple of women directors. Sounds perfect, but it was merely average or slightly above for the genre. It had its good points. One was the setting

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Phoebe Dynevor in The Colour Room

Review: The Colour Room, the art deco story of Clarice Cliff

The Colour Room, from director Claire McCarthy, tells the story of English ceramic artist Clarice Cliff as she struggled in the 1920s to get her talent and her ideas noticed and accepted.

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Natascha McElhone in Carmen

Review: Carmen, coming of age in your 50s

Carmen is a treat for fans of Natascha McElhone. She’s in every inch of this magical film. It’s set in 1980s Malta, where Carmen’s life had been ruled by the Catholic Church and the patriarchy until the fateful day when

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Claire Danes and Zazie Beetz in Full Circle

Full Circle review: complex web of characters

Full Circle, a limited series on Max directed by Steven Soderbergh, brings a multi-level story from the past into the present when a 16 year old boy is kidnapped.

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Joe Locke and Kit Connor in Heartstopper

Heartstopper, season 2: still wonderful

The queer group of friends in Heartstopper have one of almost everything. Lesbian? Check. Gay? Check. Bisexual? Check. Transgender? Check. Queer? Many checks. Intersex? Nope, don’t think so. Asexual? Check. Even the teachers are queer in this series. But most

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