Posts By Selina Pearson
Spoiler-free TV review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 3 (Breaker of Chains)
April 20, 2014 | Selina Pearson“War is war, but killing a man at a wedding is horrid. What sort of monster would do such a thing?”
Episode 3 of Game of Thrones does not start well for Tyrion (Peter Dinklage). He is arrested immediately following … Read More
Spoiler-free review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2 – The Lion and the Rose
April 13, 2014 | Selina PearsonIf there’s one thing those nice, hospitable Westerosi like, it’s a tasteful wedding – whether it’s a coupling to stabilise power and prevent war or a last-ditch attempt for a noble, declining house to get a bit of cash, or … Read More
VOD film review: Anonymous
April 7, 2014 | Selina PearsonThis uneven conspiracy drama can’t decide whether it’s Shakespeare in Love or Elizabeth.Read More
Spoiler-free review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1 – Two Swords
April 6, 2014 | Selina PearsonSeason 4 of Game of Thrones is set to cover the second half of George RR Martin’s A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 3). Unlike Season 1 and 2, adapting books 3 and 4 is … Read More
A look back at Jonathan Creek – and what made it so magic
March 7, 2014 | Selina PearsonPhoto: BBC/John Rogers
Amateur sleuths with unruly hair and distinctive jackets are nothing new for the BBC. Before there was Sherlock, a generation of viewers were already familiar with the solving of impossible crimes. Every week, Danse Macabre hailed the … Read More
Prime Instant Video film review: Resistance
January 30, 2014 | Selina PearsonDirector: Amit Gupta Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha, Michael Sheen Certificate: PG Watch online: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
It’s been five years since the failed D-Day landings and … Read More
VOD film review: Knight and Day
January 27, 2014 | Selina PearsonStupid and silly, Knight and Day steals as much from Hitchcock as it does from Greengrass. A predictable, but rather enjoyable romp.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Children of Men
November 18, 2013 | Selina PearsonAlfonso Cuaron’s dystopian thriller is bleak, stark and remains stunningly relevant.Read More
Netflix UK film review: This Is the End
November 7, 2013 | Selina PearsonNot quite the LOL-pocalypse that was prophesied.Read More
VOD film review: Daybreakers
November 4, 2013 | Selina PearsonEthan Hawke, Sam Neill and Willem Defo are fangtastic in this fun dystopian vampire flick.Read More