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Chivalry – Review

21st April 20221st March 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Sarah Solemani, Steve Coogan, Adjani Salmon, Aisling Bea, Djilali Rez-Kallah, John C Reilly, Lolly Adefope, Paul Rudd, Peter Mullan, Peter Stormare, Sienna Miller, Wanda Sykes – CHANNEL: Channel 4 – FIRST SHOWN: 21st April 2022 [click for more...]

Derry Girls – Review

12th April 202231st March 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tara Lynne O’Neill, Tommy Tiernan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Art Campion, Damien Molony, Ian McElhinney, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Kevin McAleer, Liam Neeson, Packy Lee, Sinéad Keenan, Siobhán McSweeney – CHANNEL: Channel 4 – FIRST SHOWN: 12th April 2022, Season 3 [click for more...]

The Split – Review

4th April 202231st March 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Anna Chancellor, Annabel Scholey, Anthony Head, Barry Atsma, Ben Bailey Smith, Chukwudi Iwuji, Damien Molony, Deborah Findlay, Donna Air, Elizabeth Roberts, Ellora Torchia, Fiona Button, Ian McElhinney, Kerry Fox, Mathew Baynton, Meera Syal, Mollie Cowen, Rudi Dharmalingam, Stephen Tompkinson, Toby Oliver – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 4th April 2022 (Season 3) [click for more...]

It’s a Sin leads TV BAFTA nominations

30th March 202230th March 2022Jason Korsner

Olly Alexander and Lydia West are nominated in the leading acting categories. After its success at last night’s Royal Television Society Awards, the [click for more...]

Deep Water – Review

18th March 202231st March 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Brendan Miller, Dash Mihok, Devyn Tyler, Finn Wittrock, Grace Jenkins, Jacob Elordi, Jade Fernandez, Jeff Pope, Juliet Brett, Kristen Connolly, Lil Rel Howery, Michael Braun, Michael Scialabba, Paul Teal, Rachel Blanchard, Tracy Letts – CHANNEL: Amazon Prime, Hulu (US) – FIRST SHOWN: 18th March 2022 [click for more...]

Turning Red – Review

11th March 202231st March 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Addie Chandler, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Sasha Roiz, Tristan Allerick Chen – CHANNEL: Disney + – FIRST SHOWN: 11th March 2022 [click for more...]

The Lost Daughter, Passing, Zola, CODA and Red Rocket take main Spirit Awards

7th March 20228th March 2022Jason Korsner

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter won three Spirit Awards, but none for its acting. The Lost Daughter has won three of the top [click for more...]

CODA takes top prize at the SAG Awards

28th February 202228th February 2022Jason Korsner

The winner of the top prize at this year’s Screen Actors Guild awards was a film led by deaf actors – called CODA [click for more...]

Cheaters – Review

8th February 202225th November 2024Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Callie Cooke, Jack Fox, Joshua McGuire, Susan Wokoma, Adam Dean Ayadi, Andrea Valls, Bronwyn James, Glenn Wrage, Jay Lycurgo, Shiloh Coke, Victoria Broom – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 8th February 2022 [click for more...]

After Life – Review

14th January 20224th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, David Bradley, Diane Morgan, Ethan Lawrence, Ewen MacIntosh, Jo Hartley, Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Laura Patch, Mandeep Dhillon, Michelle Greenidge, Paul Kaye, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan, Ricky Grover, Roisin Conaty, Steve Speirs, Tim Key, Tom Basden, Tom Bennett, Tony Way, Tracy Ann Oberman – CHANNEL: Netflix – FIRST SHOWN: Season 3 premiered 14th January 2022 [click for more...]

Belfast, King Richard, Being the Ricardos and Power of the Dog among a mixed bag of SAG nominees

12th January 202223rd January 2022Jason Korsner

One of Hollywood’s biggest trade unions, the Screen Actors Guild, has announced the nominees for its annual awards, which is likely to be [click for more...]

Rules of the Game – Review

11th January 20224th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Maxine Peake, Rakhee Thakrar, Alison Steadman, Amy Leeson, Ben Batt, Callie Cooke, Dario Coates, Isaac Lancel-Watkinson, Katherine Pearce, Kieran Bew, Megan Parkinson, Rory Keenan, Sudha Bhuchar, Susan Wokoma, Tanya Vital, Tom Forbes, Zoë Tapper – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 11th January 2022 [click for more...]

The Power of the Dog and West Side Story dominate an “exclusive” Golden Globes

10th January 202223rd January 2022Jason Korsner

At what the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association itself said could be described as “the most exclusive event in the industry” – with [click for more...]

The Tourist – Review

1st January 20224th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Jamie Dornan, Alex Andreas, Alex Dimitriades, Damon Herriman, Danielle Macdonald, Danny Adcock, David Collins, Geneviève Lemon, Greg Larsen, Kamil Ellis, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Stephen Hunter, Victoria Haralabidou – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 1st January 2022 [click for more...]

You Don’t Know Me – Review

5th December 20214th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Samuel Adewunmi, Sophie Wilde, Bukky Bakray, Michael Gould, Nicholas Khan, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Tuwaine Barrett, Yetunde Oduwole – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 5th December 2021y support] – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 5th December 2021 [click for more...]

Close To Me – Review

7th November 20219th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Christopher Eccleston, Connie Nielsen, Henning Jensen, Leanne Best, Lorraine Burroughs, Nick Blood, Ray Fearon, Rosy McEwen, Susan Lynch, Tom Taylor – CHANNEL: Channel 4 – FIRST SHOWN: 7th November 2021 [click for more...]

Showtrial – Review

31st October 202122nd October 2024Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Celine Buckens, Sinéad Keenan, Tracy Ifeachor, Abra Thompson, Alec Newman, Amy Marston, Amy Morgan, Camilla Power, Christopher Hatherall, Claire Lams, Elizabeth Rider, James Frain, Joseph Payne, Kerr Logan, Lolita Chakrabarti, Mika Simmons, Rebecca Grant, Rupert Holliday-Evans, Sharon D Clarke – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 31st October 2021 [click for more...]

Ridley Road – Review

3rd October 20219th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Agnes O’Casey, Eddie Marsan, Rory Kinnear, Tom Varey, Allan Corduner, Danny Hatchard, Danny Sykes, Gabriel Akuwudike, Hannah Onslow, Hannah Traylen, Henry Wilton-Hunt, James Craze, Julia Krynke, Nigel Betts, Preston Nyman, Rita Tushingham, Romane Portail, Samantha Spiro, Stephen Hogan, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman, Will Keen – CHANNEL: BBC iPlayer, BBC1 – FIRST SHOWN: 3rd October 2021 [click for more...]

The Crown reigns as streamers dominate the Emmys

20th September 202120th September 2021Jason Korsner

The Crown – the Netflix series based on the British Royal Family – has dominated the first Emmy Awards since the pandemic, which [click for more...]

Help – Review

16th September 20219th April 2023Jason Korsner

FEATURING: Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham, Angela Griffin, Cathy Tyson, David Hayman, Ian Hart, Lesley Sharp, Steve Garti, Sue Johnston – CHANNEL: All 4, Channel 4 – FIRST SHOWN: 16th September 2021 [click for more...]