Posts By Chris Bryant
Brand new and brilliantly unpredictable: Why you should catch up with Fargo Season 1
October 12, 2015 | Chris BryantWe look back at Season 1 of Fargo – and where you can watch it online.
Set in 2006, 10 years after the Coen Brothers’ film of the same name, Fargo incorporates a few of the major characters and feelings … Read More
UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 3 and 4)
October 11, 2015 | Chris BryantEpisodes 3 and 4 of This Is England ’90, suitably titled Autumn and Winter, do exactly what many viewers expected. Where Spring and Summer displayed the boisterous bond the group feels, even when apart, the final two episodes do what … Read More
UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 1 and 2)
September 27, 2015 | Chris BryantBeaten, bloodied and back for more, the This Is England gang return to screens to welcome in a new culture, a new life and a new decade.
Shane Meadow’s wild drama reignites in Spring 1990, and the gang aren’t … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Narcos (Episodes 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10)
September 22, 2015 | Chris BryantThe second half of Netflix’s new series continues charting Pablo Escobar’s war against domestic and foreign law enforcement, numerous anti-trafficking agencies, rival gangs and public perception. Narcos has a flair for stylised analysis, providing insight into motives, PR and the … Read More
Netflix TV review: Narcos (Episodes 2 to 5)
September 5, 2015 | Chris BryantTony Montana famously said “if you want a war, you got a war”. Pablo Escobar actually fought one. Continuing its rich blend of truth and past-tense fear-mongering, Narcos Season 1 lives up to the standards the fellow Netflix Originals have … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos
August 28, 2015 | Chris Bryant“Magic realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe. There is a reason magic realism was born in Colombia.”
Narcos follows the 80s cocaine boom from the very … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Run All Night
August 16, 2015 | Chris BryantThis Liam Neeson thriller is a no-nonsense take on a tried formula.Read More
VOD film review: Cake
June 30, 2015 | Chris BryantDirector: Daniel Barnz Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Sam Worthington, Adriana Barraza Certificate: 15 Watch Cake online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Cake is a … Read More
Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 10, 11, 12)
June 24, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen Episodes 10, 11 and 12? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“I don’t know what’s true or not, but I know we have to watch out for each other.”
Sense8’s final three episodes combine to … Read More
VOD film review: Les Combattants
June 21, 2015 | Chris BryantDirector: Thomas Cailley Cast: Kevin Azais, Adele Haenel Certificate: 15 Watch Les Combattants online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Eircom / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV … Read More