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A Year in review: a review of 2023

A Year in review: a review of 2023 2023 was another great year for television. Among other great shows we watched (and I reviewed) this year were Gen V (outrageous spin-off of The Boys), One Piece (excellent live-action version of a rather dumb anime), a new BBC remake of War of the Worlds, an engaging …

“The future ain’t what it used to be”: a review of Things to Come

Directed by William Cameron Menzies Written by H. G. Wells Based on The Shape of Things to Come 1933 novel by H. G. Wells Produced by Alexander Korda Starring Raymond Massey Edward Chapman Ralph Richardson Margaretta Scott Cedric Hardwicke Maurice Braddell Derrick De Marney Ann Todd Cinematography Georges Périnal Edited by Charles Crichton Francis D. …

Pointing fingers: a review of The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin Directed by Martin McDonagh Written by Martin McDonagh Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine Jon Kenny as Gerry Bríd Ní Neachtain as Mrs. …

Where poppies grow: a review of All Quiet on the Western Front

Directed by Edward Berger Screenplay by Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger Based on All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Produced by Daniel Brühl, Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Malte Grunert, Clive Barker, Marc Toberoff, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell Starring Felix Kammerer as Paul Bäumer Albrecht Schuch as Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky Aaron Hilmer …

Oh, the hermanity!: a review of Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter Directed by Saul Swimmer Written by Thaddeus Vane Produced by Allen Klein Starring: Peter Noone as Herman Tulley Keith Hopwood as Keith Derek Leckenby as Derek Karl Green as Karl Barry Whitwam as Barry Stanley Holloway as G.G. Brown Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Brown Marjorie Rhodes as Grandma …

Spanking the Organ-Grinder Manky: a review of Mank

Mank Directed by David Fincher Produced by Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski Screenplay by Jack Fincher Music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Cinematography Erik Messerschmidt (shot in black and white) Edited by Kirk Baxter Production companies; Netflix International Pictures, Flying Studio, Panic Pictures, Blue Light Cast Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz Amanda …