Beast

Echo Valley

Thrillers are often hard to handle, whether they are too contrived to be believable or too ridiculous to be plausible. Echo Valley, from the writer of the Kate Winslet drama Mare of Easttown and the director of Beast, starts off way too contrived, but thanks to a strong script, direction and a brilliant lead performance,…

Back when Jaws was first released, there was a torrent of copycats and imitations, whether in the water (Orca – Killer Whale, Pirahna) or animals on the loose (Grizzly). Now we have Beast, a film that would fall into that category if released in the 70s. It does for lions what Jaws did for sharks….

TV and Streaming – Thursday 28th May 2020

Morning! It’s a Thursday and that can only mean two things: Clapping for the Frontline Workers and Movie Weekly at 10 on http://www.zackfm.com A radio version of these blogs but with music. Hope you can join me. Otherwise, business as usual. Stay safe, look after yourself and Happy Thursday! AMAZON PRIME THE LIMEY (18) Starring:…