Posts By Craig Skinner
UK TV review: The Girlfriend Experience
August 28, 2016 | Craig Skinner
When Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz’ The Girlfriend Experience first premiered on Starz in America, it aired week by week, as is standard for all new shows on the channel, but Starz also did something they’d never done before: they … Read More
VOD film review: Eddie the Eagle
August 5, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Dexter Fletcher’s underdog sports movie is heartwarming and uplifting in a way that is utterly disarming.Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 10
April 11, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Horace and Pete began with an email from Louis C.K. on the 30th of January with the subject line … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 9
April 7, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Louis C.K. is trying to do a lot of things with Horace and Pete. Sometimes certain ideas and approaches … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 8
March 24, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Horace and Pete is a show that is littered with moments of sadness, bitterness and even tragedy, but there’s … Read More
VOD film review: The Club
March 22, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Director: Pablo Larrain Cast: Jose Soza, Marcelo Alonso Certificate: 15 Watch The Club online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
The setting for Pablo Larrain’s The Club is a quiet coastal town in Chile, in which … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 7
March 19, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Following the events in last week’s episode of Horace and Pete, it was hard to imagine where C.K. could … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 6
March 12, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Act Two of Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete begins with a location hitherto unseen. Pete’s small bedroom in the … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 5
March 2, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
In my review of Episode 4 of Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete, I suggested that, based upon the ominous way in which that episode ended, perhaps Uncle Pete (Alan Alda) would die, having been shot. Uncle … Read More
Prologue: The Oscar-nominated short that’s the start of a stunning bigger picture
February 28, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Richard Williams may not be a name that many are familiar with, but he’s someone whose work has been seen by millions and whose influence is strongly felt throughout the world of animation. Williams’ first film was the 1958 short … Read More
