3.5/5 “This could be my last World Cup. My entire career has led to this one moment. Every Match won. Every Defeat. Every Goal.” “I never imagined that my career would turn out the way it did and it would end like this. After all I’m just a kid who loves to play ball”. There are a multitude of football documentaries available for viewers to watch on their TV screens as there is a sea of content is a tough act. APPLE TV’s Messi’s World…
Month: <span>February 2024</span>
The 2024 BAFTAs made a welcome return last night and was overall an amazing showcase of the best in cinema at home and from around the world. Poor Things and Oppenheimer cleared the floor with five and seven wins respectively. Barbie was the biggest loser and although being the highest grossing movie last year it didn’t win any awards, albeit receiving five nominations. The other big winner was the German language film Zone of Interest, which interestingly won Outstanding British film as well as Film…
With true crime TV documentaries dominating every streaming platform from Netflix to Disney it’s hard to be surprised by any new stories. They turn criminals into celebrities, treat crime as entertainment and often expose the vulnerability in us that cults and charlatans can exploit. The new Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blandford struggles to fit into any of these genres with its story of the darkness at the heart of a mother’s love. Gypsy was born in Louisiana in 1991, her mother…
7.5/10 Whatever happens tomorrow, we’ve had today. And if we should bump into each other sometime in the future, well that’s fine too, we’ll be friends. One day is an adaptation of the 2009 novel of the same name by David Nicholls. The convoluted storyline is no easy task for the actors and the Director to interpret as the action spans over two decades from 80’s to 2000’s. This charming, heartfelt mini-series is not only about Dexter and Emma’s burgeoning friendship but examines grief too…
In the run up before the 25th anniversary of the hit musical MAMMA MIA! Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley took over the roles of Sophie and Sky on the 29th January at London’s Novello Theatre. They secured these roles by winning ITV’s MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream competition, where they out performed other contestants to get the chance to play these iconic roles in the West End. Glasgow born Stevie Doc started performing aged 15 when she auditioned for the Musical Theatre course at the Dance…