Jason Korsner – Page 2 – What's Worth Seeing…

One Life – Review

1st January 20244th February 2024Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: James Hawes – FEATURING: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Adrian Rawlins, Alex Sharp, Darren Clarke, Emily Laing, Helena Bonham Carter, Henrietta Garden, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Olin, Marthe Keller, Michael Gould, Romola Garai, Samantha Spiro, Samuel Finzi, Ziggy Heath [click for more...]

What’s Worth Seeing – or not – from 2023

31st December 2023Jason Korsner

As another year draws to a close, the film industry is still coming to terms with the impacts of two devastating strikes that [click for more...]

Barbenheimer: the fight is back on at the Golden Globes

11th December 202318th January 2024Jason Korsner

The big box office battle that spawned the term Barbenheimer during the summer is back on, as Barbie and Oppenheimer have topped the [click for more...]

Wonka – Review

8th December 20234th February 2024Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Paul King – FEATURING: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Hugh Grant, Isy Suttie, Jim Carter, Justin Edwards, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Natasha Rothwell, Olivia Colman, Paterson Joseph, Phil Wang, Rakhee Thakrar, Rich Fulcher, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Simon Farnaby, Tom Davis, Tracy Ifeachor [click for more...]

Wish – Review

24th November 202317th January 2024Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn – FEATURING: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Jennifer Kumiyama, Natasha Rothwell, Niko Vargas, Ramy Youssef, Victor Garber [click for more...]

Napoleon – Review

22nd November 202317th January 2024Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Ridley Scott – FEATURING: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Miles, Edouard Philipponnat, Ian McNeice, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Kevin Eldon, Ludivine Sagnier, Mark Bonnar, Miles Jupp, Paul Rhys, Phil Cornwell, Rupert Everett, Sam Troughton, Sinéad Cusack, Tahar Rahim [click for more...]

Boat Story – Review

19th November 202317th January 2024Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Daisy Haggard, Paterson Joseph, Tchéky Karyo, Adam Gillen, Cherie Gordon, Craig Fairbrass, Ethan Lawrence, Jason Pennycooke, Joanna Scanlan, John Henshaw, John O’Neill, Kate Dickie, Lucy Montgomery, Matthew Mellalieu, Michele Austin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Oliver Sheridan, Paul-Hector Antoine, Phil Daniels, Rick S Carr, William Fox – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 19th November 2023 [click for more...]

Saltburn – Review

17th November 202317th January 2024Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Emerald Fennell – FEATURING: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan, Dorothy Atkinson, Ewan Mitchell, Joshua McGuire, Lolly Adefope, Paul Rhys, Reece Shearsmith, Richard E Grant, Shaun Dooley [click for more...]

The Newsreader – Seasons 1 and 2 – Review

9th November 202315th December 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Anna Torv, Sam Reid, Stephen Peacocke, William McInnes, Bert LaBonté, Caroline Lee, Chai Hansen, Chum Ehelepola, Edwina Wren, Jackson Tozer, John Leary, Marg Downey, Maria Angelico, Maude Davey, Michelle Lim Davidson, Rhys Mitchell, Robert Taylor, Tim Draxl, Tony Rickards, Rory Fleck Byrne, Daniel Gillies – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC2 – FIRST SHOWN: S1: 24th July 2022 and S2: 9th November 2023 [click for more...]

Time (Series 2) – Review

29th October 202315th December 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Bella Ramsey, Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance, Alicia Forde, Brody Griffiths, Conor McCarry, Danielle Henry, Isaac Lancel-Watkinson, Jackie Jones, James Corrigan, Julie Graham, Karen Henthorn, Kayla Meikle, Lisa Millett, Louise Lee, Matilda Firth, Nicholas Nunn, Siobhan Finneran, Sophie Willan – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 29th October 2023 [click for more...]

Killers of the Flower Moon – Review

20th October 20231st December 2023Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Martin Scorsese – FEATURING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Everett Waller, Janae Collins, Jason Isbell, Jesse Plemons, Jillian Dion, John Lithgow, Lily Gladstone, Louis Cancelmi, Pete Yorn, Scott Shepherd, Steve Routman, Steve Witting, Sturgill Simpson, Talee Redcorn, Tantoo Cardinal, Tatanka Means, Tommy Schultz, Ty Mitchell, William Belleau, Yancey Red Corn [click for more...]

The Reckoning – Review

9th October 202315th December 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Steve Coogan, Fenella Woolgar, Gemma Jones, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Mark Lewis Jones, Mark Stanley, Michael Jibson, Neil Pearson, Peter Wight, Robert Emms, Siobhan Finneran, Tommy Finnegan – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 9th October 2023 [click for more...]

Golda – Review

6th October 20231st December 2023Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Guy Nattiv – FEATURING: Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin, Dvir Benedek, Henry Goodman, Liev Schreiber, Lior Ashkenazi, Rami Heuberger, Rotem Keinan [click for more...]

New London Film Festival boss tells us What’s Worth Seeing this year

3rd October 20233rd October 2023Jason Korsner

The London Film Festival is getting under way, under the watchful eye of a new BFI Director of Festivals, with Kristy Matheson having [click for more...]

Boiling Point – TV Review

1st October 20231st December 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Vinette Robinson, Ahmed Malek, Áine Rose Daly, Cathy Tyson, Daniel Larkai, Gary Lamont, Hannah Traylen, Hannah Walters, Izuka Hoyle, Joel MacCormack, Missy Haysom, Ray Panthaki, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Graham, Stephen McMillan, Stephen Odubola, Steven Ogg, Taz Skylar – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 1st October 2023 [click for more...]

Expend4bles – Review

22nd September 20231st December 2023Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Scott Waugh – FEATURING: Jason Statham, Megan Fox, Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, Andy Garcia, Curtis Jackson, Dolph Lundgren, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, Randy Couture, Tony Jaa [click for more...]

Yorgos Lanthimos wins Venice Golden Lion with Poor Things

9th September 202310th September 2023Jason Korsner

Emma Stone was unable to attend Venice to see Poor Things win the Golden Lion, because of the actors’ strike. The latest quirky [click for more...]

TV viewers honour Happy Valley, EastEnders, Strictly and Traitors at the NTAs

5th September 202311th September 2023Jason Korsner

Sarah Lancashire won two awards as her show, Happy Valley, was named the best returning drama Two shows have secured multiple awards at [click for more...]

The Equalizer 3 – Review

30th August 20238th November 2023Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Antoine Fuqua – FEATURING: Denzel Washington, Andrea Dodero, Andrea Scarduzio, Dakota Fanning, Daniele Perrone, David Denman, Eugenio Mastrandrea, Gaia Scodellaro, Remo Girone, Zakaria Hamza [click for more...]

Starstruck – Review

28th August 20238th November 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Nikesh Patel, Rose Matafeo, Al Roberts, Alice Snedden, Ambreen Razia, Edward Easton, Emma Sidi, Janie Booth, Joe Barnes, John Simm, Jon Pointing, Lola-Rose Maxwell, Lorne MacFadyen, Minnie Driver, Nadia Parkes, Nic Sampson, Parth Thakerar, Russell Tovey, Sindhu Vee, Vincent Ebrahim – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC3 – FIRST SHOWN: S1 25th April 2021, S2 7th February 2022, S3 28th August 2023 2023 [click for more...]

What's Worth Seeing…

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