Posts By Jo Bromilow
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 8
March 10, 2015 | Jo BromilowMistakes are the portals of discovery, according to James Joyce. His words are emblazoned across the wall of the classroom in which Hannah imparts her own brand of wisdom this week; those being more of the school of mistakes than … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 7
March 4, 2015 | Jo BromilowSo, we’re a week into Hannah’s latest new direction (or, for the pessimists, a week closer to the ticking time bomb that is Hannah’s latest crisis of identity) and things are going swimmingly. She’s decided to take up the mantra … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 6
February 24, 2015 | Jo BromilowSo, how do you follow that? How does anyone bounce back after discovering their supposed beloved partner has a new beloved partner already?
Historically, Hannah would have hid in her room and stuck a cotton bud in her ear/cut her … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 5
February 16, 2015 | Jo BromilowAh, finally. There it is. Both the very worst day of Hannah’s life (that was on the cards since the end of Season 3) and, paradoxically, the very best episode of Girls so far this season. Thanks, Lena Dunham – … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 4
February 9, 2015 | Jo Bromilow“I don’t understand why nobody tells you how bad it’s going to be in the real world!” exclaims Shoshanna in yet another nondescript Brooklyn bar early in this week’s episode. After her ‘test run’ golden job interview last week, it’s … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 3
February 2, 2015 | Jo Bromilow“You’re uncomfortable in your own skin and you think it’s everybody else’s problem!” an exasperated Elijah tells a characteristically mopey Hannah in this week’s episode of Girls, as he tries to give her back some of her comfortable New York … Read More
UK TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 2
January 19, 2015 | Jo BromilowWhen discussing the first episode of Girls with a friend, they expressed disappointment at the show’s return. Why, we asked? They explained that they anticipated Hannah to have already been to the writer’s workshop in Iowa, and that now would … Read More
VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 1
January 12, 2015 | Jo BromilowIn four years, we’ve seen Marnie, Hannah, Jessa and Shoshanna grow from relatively clueless Girls into similarly clueless young women; for all that’s changed over the years, the four are making the same types of mistakes. We’ve cringed at their … Read More
Why everyone should see Angels in America
November 22, 2014 | Jo BromilowDirector Mike Nichols died this week, leaving a legacy of incredible variety but unwavering genius. Everyone has a particular favourite, but one work stands out as a true test of his talent – the leviathan that is Angels in America.
VOD film review: 300: Rise of an Empire
September 28, 2014 | Jo BromilowA solid, enjoyable epic that should have spent a little longer doing core work.Read More