They Cloned Tyrone – G.L.

After Tyrone Fontaine (John Boyega) is tragically shot outside the motel Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx) regularly utilises as his pimping headquarters, he is speechless to find him alive and well the following day. Slick, his main girl Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris) and the seemingly unscathed Fontaine collaborate to unravel the mystery and come upon an unnerving…

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet – G.L.

Sir David Attenborough has been an ever-present figure on our screen for almost 70 years, appearing even more so in recent times as the climate emergency begins to gain more traction and media attention. The 95-year-old broadcaster, conservationist and natural historian is renowned for his ground-breaking work and televised series that present our natural world…

Cobra Kai – J.W’s Baking Brief

Now entering it’s third season, who would have predicted the success that Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald would be revelling in with Cobra Kai. The chances of failure stood unnervingly high and yet this incredible adaptation set 30 years on from Karate Kid just continues to amaze. Excellently recapturing the 80’s culture but…

Unorthodox – G.L.

Exploring themes of religion and feminism, Unorthodox is a German-American drama miniseries that seizes its subject matter from Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, in which the author leaves her husband in Williamsburg, New York with the aim of starting a new life as far away from her community as possible in Berlin….

The English Game – G.L.

With football removed from the scene in the current climate, Netflix brings us what it hopes will be the plug to fill the hole left behind by the sporting kingdom. With aid of famed writer and actor Julian Fellowes, who has in the past brought such period wonders as Gosford Park and Downton Abbey, the streaming service presents The…

Freud – G.L.

A curious new German series about Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud – Freud – is brought to you by Netflix under the banner of a historical psychological thriller. For the most part, this is true. Harnessing blood-curdling periodic elements that resemble Ripper Street and The Alienist, the series begins grounded and easily consumable as we get to know the young, bearded Sigmund (Robert Finster)…

The Irishman – G.L.

One of the most highly anticipated films of this year’s London Film Festival and indeed 2019 has finally arrived. Featuring a star-studded cast including heavy hitters such as Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino along with the latest hi-tech de-ageing technology, The Irishman has promised to be one of the biggest barnstormers Netflix have…

The King – G.L.

A muddy, bloody spectacle that embraces the true reality of warfare, refusing to shy away from the harsh reality that being King and maintaining peace is never fair. That, along with a series of menacing looks from its lead, is pretty much David Michôd’s The King in a nutshell. Following the death of his father King Henry…

Mowgli – G.L.

It was 2012 when pre-production work began on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. London was embroiled in an Olympic frenzy as Usain Bolt rolled into town, and the world of cinema was eagerly anticipating the first instalment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. Who could have predicted that it would only be now, six years on – with an…

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – G.L.

Miller’s Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996) a personal favourite, The Big Lebowski (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). Can you guess who we are talking about? With violence playing a small role in but a few of the Coen Brother’s box office hits, it will come as no surprise that their latest Wild West themed short story collection…