Claes Bang and Anne-Marie Duff are in a bad place; they are a married couple whose small children witness him berating, humiliating, and physically abusing their mother. Her four Bad Sisters are on to him and plot his demise as we cheer them on – does that make us guilty? This complex and engaging comedy-drama series is heady stuff and… View Post
Sarah Greene, Sharon Horgan, and Eva Birthistle are Irish sisters Bibi, Eva, and Ursula. They’re alarmed by their brother-in-law JP who relentlessly abuses their beloved sister Grace; JP doesn’t even try to be subtle and sets out to destroy anyone who comes near her. The sisters make a secret pact, but do they have the guts to carry it out?… View Post
By Anne Brodie HBO’s Original Documentary The Princess on Crave just shy of the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s tragic death is the dark depressed version of the sad saga of Lady Diana Spencer’s entry and exit from the British Royal Family. This is the one with the telegraphing, the downcast gaze and funereal vibe. Ed Perkins has skillfully crafted… View Post
Two of today’s leading actresses Cherry Jones and Vera Farmiga play CEO and a doctor in Five Days at Memorial, Apple TV+’s chilling, fact-based series about events in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck. We follow them making tough decisions, trying to maintain life against a tsunami of injured patients and people needing shelter under extraordinary circumstances. We learn that… View Post
A new interpretation of the enduring story of women forming a baseball league as their men fight World War II manages to straddle two cultures. Women pre-liberation didn’t enjoy the cultural freedoms we have today, but Prime Video’s energised, modernised series goes there. Melanie Field plays Joy an openly gay player, and D’Arcy Carden is Greta, who sees social change… View Post
Beloved and versatile British actor Jim Broadbent’s body of work is as varied and long as any actor’s. He released four films and series in the last few months and now stars in Roger Michell’s heist adventure The Duke. It’s the highly entertaining true story of disabled old age pensioner Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole Francisco Goya’s portrait of… View Post