VOD film review: Elvis

February 19, 2023 | David Farnor

Austin Butler is electric in Baz Luhrmann’s energetic, excessive biopic of Elvis Presley.Read More

Moulin Rouge: Looking back at Baz Luhrmann’s musical spectacular

June 4, 2021 | David Farnor

Baz Luhrmann’s musical spectacular has lost none of delightful sparkle.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down (Part 1, Episodes 2 to 6 – spoilers)

August 19, 2016 | Chris Bryant

Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen The Get Down? Catch up with our spoiler-free look at the opening episodes.

Baz Luhrmann’s 1970’s hip-hop origins story follows its feature-length debut with five hour-long episodes, which continue the often reality-inspired struggle the … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down (Part 1, Episode 1)

August 14, 2016 | Chris Bryant

“Y’all wanna go to the flyest secret underground party in The Bronx?”

The Bronx, 1977. Ezekiel Figuero (Justice Smith) is a kid whose world is a crumbling, graffiti-strewn wasteland, complete with teenage gangs, and drug-peddlers. Ezekiel’s quest to impress classmate … Read More

Giancarlo Esposito joins Netflix’s The Get Down

June 20, 2015 | David Farnor

Giancarlo Esposito will Get Down with Netflix’s upcoming hip-hop drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The publication reports that the actor, known to Breaking Bad fans as Gus Fring, has joined Baz Luhrmann’s musical show.

The director’s first foray … Read More

Baz Luhrmann Netflix series reveals young cast

April 10, 2015 | David Farnor

Baz Luhrmann has unveiled the four young leads for his new Netflix series, The Get Down.

The show, which follows a rag tag group of teenagers who are wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70’s, is … Read More

VOD film review: The Great Gatsby

November 13, 2013 | David Farnor

A flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle turned into a flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle.Read More