Brit Marling
Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij Retreat to FX for new series
August 16, 2021 | David FarnorBrit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are reuniting for Retreat, a new series for FX.
The OA creators will team up once again for the project, which was confirmed by FX during its virtual summer TCA press tour.
The series tells … Read More
The OA will not return for Season 3
August 5, 2019 | David FarnorThe OA will not return for a third season, Netflix has confirmed.
The sci-fi mystery, which is created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, blew people away with its story of Prairie Johnson (Marling), a missing blind girl who returned … Read More
VOD film review: The Keeping Room
November 26, 2017 | David FarnorThis thrilling tale of female survival at the end of the Civil War is a gripping revision of the Western genre.Read More
The OA: The power of sincerity over cynicism
April 17, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen The OA? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episode here.
“Why do we always try to understand?” That’s the question at the heart of The OA, a show that’s made up almost entirely … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: The OA
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorEarnest, enigmatic and endlessly intriguing, The OA may have just stolen a spot in your list of the year’s best TV.Read More
VOD film review: I Origins
December 27, 2015 | David FarnorThis open-minded sci-fi from Another Earth’s Mike Cahill and Brit Marling takes a long hard look at what makes us human and then asks: what if?Read More
VOD film review: Sound of My Voice
September 28, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Zal Batmanglij Cast: Brit Marling, Lorna Michaelson, Christopher Denham Certificate: 15 Watch Sound of My Voice online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
“Somewhere in the valley, there is … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Babylon (Channel 4 pilot)
February 10, 2014 | David FarnorBabylon. By Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. It’s telling that’s how the show is billed in its credits: a rare instance where the writers are given headline status above a director and cast. And what a director and cast it … Read More
VOD film review: The East
October 23, 2013 | David FarnorThe OA’s Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling team up for this gripping and provocative thriller.Read More