Rupert Friend
Netflix UK film review: At Eternity’s Gate
March 29, 2019 | Ivan RadfordWillem Dafoe is remarkable in this occasionally overwrought biopic of Vincent Van Gogh.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 5
December 28, 2015 | Ivan RadfordIt’s hard to image a more suitable title for Homeland’s Season 5 opener than “Separation Anxiety”. After Season 4’s about-turn into good-again territory, drawing a line in the sand between now and the Brody-bogged days of Seasons 2 and 3, … Read More
VOD film review: Starred Up
July 15, 2014 | Ivan RadfordJack O’Connell and Ben Mendelsohn deliver powerful turns in a drama that moves as much as it shocks.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Young Victoria
June 3, 2014 | Ivan RadfordEmily Blunt is majestic in this winning royal drama.Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 8 (A Red Wheelbarrow)
November 26, 2013 | Ivan RadfordWhat happened in this week’s episode of Homeland? We really couldn’t tell you. Is there a mole in the CIA? Haven’t a clue. Is Saul’s beard still awesome? Yes, it is.
It’s business as usual, then, for this most absurd … Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 7 (Gerontion)
November 18, 2013 | Ivan RadfordWhat a turnaround this is. Episode 7 of Homeland Season 3 and the major shock is that it’s even better than last week. If you’ve had enough Carrie and Dana to last you a whole series, then rejoice: Gerontion is … Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 6 (So Positive)
November 11, 2013 | Ivan Radford“This is just the f-cking beginning.”
If Quinn (Rupert Friend) wasn’t so good at his job at the CIA, he’d be a great choice for head writer of Homeland: another week, another pithy summation of the show’s current situation. Because … Read More