Georgie Oakley’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is a beautifully raw, naturalistic reimagining that strips away the traditional pristine veneer of the period drama. Collaborating with debut screenwriter Diana Reid and cinematographer Arnaud Potier, Oakley creates a film centred on the grit required by women to make their way in the world, the unbreakable bonds…
From the magical world of Practical Magic 2 to the intimate stage of Greenwich Theatre, Cassie Bradley is currently stepping into two very different worlds. Bradley plays Hannah Owens in Practical Magic 2, alongside Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, while also preparing to take on the demanding role of Rachel Corrie in the one-woman production My Name Is Rachel Corrie, bringing Corrie’s own words, diaries and emails to…
Brad Pitt as an actor is a bit of a throwback to the golden period of Hollywood, where charisma and glamour are part of the mystery of what makes someone a “star”. Whatever the qualities are Brad Pitt has it in abundance. He dominates the screen in director David Ayer’s gritty story of a former…
If you have ever nursed a pint with friends and discussed whether a reformed Oasis would still have their old magic, this film is your answer. Directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace have made a deeply emotional documentary on the mythic OASIS LIVE 25 reunion tour after 15 years of the iconic rock and roll…
Overtheshoulder was lucky to be invited to the London Gala Screening of FALL 2: DEADPOINT the sequel to the jaw dropping action original, and a lot of fun it was too with lots of pre-movie entertainment. But, what about the film itself? This survival thriller is a direct sequel to FALL, and begins with Jax…
The Story opens with the murder of a white schoolteacher by an unknown Black person, as his pregnant wife watches. From the very beginning, you know you are in for a tense and uncomfortable story. Cue ambitious young Black journalist Yvonne (Letitia Wright), who joins the newspaper’s Vanguard desk, covering stories about the Black community….
Saoirse Ronan in BAD APPLES proves yet again that the Irish actress is one of the most versatile performers of her generation. She plays Maria, an exhausted primary school teacher forced to take drastic action against Danny (Eddie Walker) an 11 year old foul-mouthed class bully who pushes her to her absolute limit. In a…
Danny Wolohan has spent almost three decades working across stage and screen, from Broadway productions including West Side Story, To Kill a Mockingbird and Macbeth to his role as Brinkley in The Gilded Age. But his latest project, Union County, takes him into particularly personal territory. The film explores addiction, recovery and the criminal justice system through an unusual blend of narrative…
Originals have to stay originals. You can’t touch the classics. As someone who grew up with Camp Rock, I really wanted to like this. I went into it thinking, “Okay, this could actually be good.” Unfortunately, I was wrong. I felt rushed watching it, and there was basically no character development. To be honest, I didn’t…
Watching the new season of Ted Lasso is like visiting an old friend. You get that same feeling of warmth, excitement and nostalgia as these familiar characters return. It’s a bit like waiting all summer for the football season to start. You know roughly what you’re going to get, but that doesn’t make the return any less…
