By Anne Brodie A startling documentary out of Norway may reveal more than its subject ever imagined. Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova’s weird emotional journey with addict and criminal Karl-Bertil Nordland is at the heart of this spellbinder. Fortuitous archives, incredible access and footage shot …
Kevin McNally Brilliantly Plays the Heavy in BritBox’ Murder Mystery Unforgotten S3
The gripping British series Unforgotten reinvents the cold case police procedural. Now in its third series on BritBox, it follows four men with a shared secret that could link them to the murder of a sixteen-year-old girl almost 20 years earlier. Her body is discovered under a highway media and they …
Start Your Weekend with a Nerve-Jangling Surveillance Thriller, an Historical Sex Romp, and Wally Lamb’s Bestseller Adaptation and Adorable Dogs!
By Anne Brodie The Capture on Amazon Prime Video A British soldier played by Callum Turner comes home from war to fight the biggest fight of his life – against his own government. He’s imprisoned for the controversial kill of a Taliban fighter and released early. He and his barrister share a …
Acorn’s Fact-Based New Series Dead Still is Hilariously Grotesque. Just Ask Star Michael Smiley.
By Anne Brodie Acorn TV’s intriguing, darkly comic crime series, Dead Still, set in 1880s Ireland during the era of “post-mortem photography” is one strange trip. Michael Smiley, known for his work in A Field in England, Kill List, Come to Daddy and Luther plays “memorial photographer” Brock …
Cara Gee Expands Her Reach in the Charming, Heart-Stirring Sci-Fi Red Rover
By Anne Brodie Cara Gee, a veteran Canadian theatre actress with a growing body of work in film and TV (Empire of Dirt, The Expanse, Harrison Ford’s Call of the Wild) often plays hardcore roles. It’s different in her latest film. Gee and Kristian Bruun play star crossed lovers Phoebe and Damon in …
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