Cert 15 | 38 x 45 mins | 2014
1 star for this long winded and dreary detective series.
The Killing is based on the Danish series, called Forbrydelsen, one of the original Nordic Noir releases. It was brought to the US by Veena Sud (Cold Case), however, it is written and directed by numerous different people, which isn’t always a good thing, too many fingers in the pie and…more
Cert 15 | 184 mins | 2011
4 Star Seafaring “Call me Ishmael”.
Here is another adaptation of the Herman Melville classic story, on a captains obsession with a white sperm whale and the fact that it attacked him and took his leg.
Filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada this is the long awaited TV mini series (2011) with a great cast and great acting (shame about the…more
Cert 15 | 12 x 46 mins | 2014
5 Stars as Jack is Back, in the UK and wanted.
From the guys that brought us the original 24 (Robert Cochran, Joel Surnow) comes the 9th instalment of the Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, The Lost Boys), after 4 years in hiding Jack reveals himself in London as a threat to his President is in the offing.
This is a No…more
Cert 15 | 3 x 47 mins | 2014
5 Star TV Drama, stuck in a rut? Don’t try this at home.
From the Popular TV Director Jamie Payne, (Dr Who, Ashes to Ashes, Primeval) comes a tale of a bored husband stuck in a job he now hates.
The Driver is the superbly told story of the decisions a person makes when they are at the end of their tether and…more
Cert 15 | 2 x 83 mins | 2014
A 4 star gripping portrayal of one of the greatest magicians of all time.
Houdini is written by Nicholas Meyer (Sommersby, Star Trek VI; The Undiscovered Country), directed by Uli Edel (The Mists Of Avalon) and based upon the book “Houdini: A Mind In Chains: A psychoanalytic Portrait” by Bernard C. Meyer.
Right from the start it is made very clear that…more
Cert 12 | 6 x 47 mins | 2014
5 Star Acting and a history lesson to boot.
Created and written by John Fay (Brookside, The Mill, Torchwood) we see the continuation of the Quarry Bank Mill re-enactment. We have jumped 5 years to the period of 1838-1842, where the Tolpuddle Martyrs have been found guilty, extradited to Australia and freed. but the Poor Law Amendment of 1834 is starting…more
Cert 18 | 400 mins | 2014
4 stars of gripping Danish crime thriller.
Unit One began its life in 2000 as Rejseholdet (Mobile Unit) and is a long running and extremely popular Danish crime thriller, featuring a small team of experts who travel the country assisting local police forces with difficult cases. It is being released in the UK with English subtitles under the Arrow Films Nordic…more
