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Monthly Archives: August 2011
The Field of Blood (Part 1)
For a while, this two-part thriller based on a novel by Denise Mina feels like it’s going to be one of those gritty urban kitchen sink period dramas, reminding us of how grim life was like 30 years ago in … Continue reading
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Tagged David Morrissey, Field of Blood, Jayd Johnson, Jonas Armstrong, Peter Capaldi
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Page Eight (2011)
This BBC Films production had a cast that a motion picture would kill for, and was certainly the classiest drama you should expect to see on television this year thanks to the writing and direction of David Hare. From Bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Nighy, David Hare, Michael Gambon, Page Eight, Ralph Fiennes
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Doctor Who S6 E8: “Let’s Kill Hitler”
Contains spoilers, sweetie. So everyone’s favourite Time Lord is back for the second leg of his sixth season, with the audaciously titled “Let’s Kill Hitler” that had many of us laughing out loud and spitting out our drinks when it … Continue reading
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Tagged alex kingston, arthur darvill, doctor who, karen gillan, matt smith, Rover Song
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Sherlock Holmes – The Pearl of Death (1944)
Everyone has films that defy any reasonable critical appraisal, and which they will just love regardless. For me, the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes films are well and truly in that category. They are far from faithful to the Arthur … Continue reading
Source Code (2011)
About the worst thing you can say against Source Code is that it’s not Moon, director Duncan Jones’ breakthrough début feature. That film was stunning and an instant classic, and by contrast Source Code is much more mainstream and normal, … Continue reading
Detective Dee – Mystery Of The Phantom Flame
Detective Dee is in many ways one of the more approachable Chinese films you’re likely to come across, consisting of one part Indiana Jones, one part Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie vintage), one part Scooby-Doo – and all overlaid with the … Continue reading
