18th Apr2025

‘Sinners’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo | Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler The latest film from writer-director Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther), Sinners is a thrillingly original vampire movie that plays like From Dusk Til Dawn in the Deep […]

05th Dec2022

‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ Review (Netflix)

by Guest

Stars: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Joely Richardson, Matthew Duckett, Faye Marsay | Written by David Magee | Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Marrying Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie’s life of wealth and privilege seems set as she takes the title of Lady Chatterley. Yet this idealistic union gradually becomes an incarceration when Clifford returns from the […]

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20th Nov2020

‘Jungleland’ VOD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jack O’Connell, Jessica Barden | Written by Max Winkler, Theodore Bressman | Directed by Max Winkler Being a big fan of movies like Rocky, Warrior, The Fighter and, well, any movie that centers around boxing but is way more about the heart of the characters involved, I am always quick to watch […]

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24th Oct2017

New trailer for Netflix Western mini-series ‘Godless’

by Phil Wheat

A seven-part epic western from Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter and director Scott Frank, and Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh, Godless – starring Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, and Jack O’Connell – comes to Netflix in November. Notorious criminal Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels) and his gang of outlaws are on a mission of revenge against Roy […]

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17th Oct2017

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix Western ‘Godless’

by Phil Wheat

A seven-part epic western from Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter and director Scott Frank, and Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh, Godless – starring Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, and Jack O’Connell – comes to Netflix in November. Notorious criminal Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels) and his gang of outlaws are on a mission of revenge against Roy […]

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22nd Sep2017

Five cast images from Netflix’s ‘Godless’

by Phil Wheat

A seven-part epic western from Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter and director Scott Frank, and Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh, Godless – starring Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, and Jack O’Connell – comes to Netflix November 22nd 2017. Notorious criminal Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels) and his gang of outlaws are on a mission of revenge against […]

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04th May2015

‘Unbroken’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney, Maddalena Ischiale, Vincenzo Amato, John Magaro, Luke Treadaway, Louis McIntosh, Jordan Patrick Smith, Spencer Lofranco, Dylan Watson | Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson | Directed by Angelina Jolie Hollywood is a whirring machine of marketing, it churns out movies […]

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08th Mar2015

’71’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson, Richard Dormer, Charlie Murphy, Valene Kane, Martin McCann, Sam Hazeldine, Killian Scott, David Wilmot, Barry Keoghan | Written by Gregory Burke | Directed by Yann Demange As a fan of history I always find myself interested in films like ’71 which look at the complicated issues […]

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13th Jan2015

‘God’s Pocket’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Eddie Marsan, Richard Jenkins, John Turturro, Caleb Landry Jones, Jack O’Connell | Written by John Slattery, Alex Metcalf | Directed by John Slattery Last year when we lost Philip Seymour Hoffman we lost one of the best actors of our generation, or any generation.  It’s hard to comprehend the loss that the movie industry […]

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08th Oct2014

‘Starred Up’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Gilly Gilchrist, Frederick Schmidt, Edna Caskey, Darren Hart, Raphael Sowole, Duncan Airlie James, Anthony Welsh, David Ajala, Jerome Bailey | Written by Jonathan Asser | Directed by David Mackenzie There are movies that make you think. There are movies that make you question. There are movies that engage […]

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25th Sep2014

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham, Jack O’Connell | Written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad | Directed by Noam Murro I don’t want to spoil 300, but I think it’s fair to say it had a double-edged ending with the feeling being that there was still hope […]

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02nd Jul2014

Rewind: ‘Eden Lake’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O’Connell, Tara Ellis, Finn Atkins, Jumayn Hunter, Thomas Turgoose, James Burrows, Lorraine Bruce, Shaun Dooley | Written and Directed by James Watkins James Watkins, a British director who has gone on to stand behind the lens on the Hammer-produced horror film, The Woman in Black, made his directorial debut in 2008 […]

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23rd Jun2014

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, Rodrigo Santoro, David Wenham, Jack O’Connell, Andrew Tiernan, Igal Naor, Andrew Pleavin | Written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad | Directed by Noam Murro Breaking new ground is certainly something to be admired. Being able to push the boundaries further is a rare feat that […]

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