DOCTOR WHO: THE LEGEND OF RUBY SUNDAY / EMPIRE OF DEATH (TV) (2024, UK, 98m, 12) *** Sci-Fi, Adventure dist. BBC; pr co. Bad Wolf/BBC Wales; d. Jamie Donoughue; w. Russell T. Davies; exec pr. Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson; pr. Vicki Delow; ph. Chas Bain (Colour | 2.00:1);…
Month: June 2024
Film Review – P.J. (1967)
P.J. (1967, USA, 109m, 15) *** Action, Drama, Mystery dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Rank Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. John Guillermin; w. Philip H. Reisman Jr. (based on a story by Philip H. Reisman Jr. and Edward Montagne); pr. Edward Montagne; ph. Loyal Griggs (Technicolor | 2.35:1); m. Neal Hefti; ed. Sam…
Book Review – THE DROWNING ISLE (2024) by Simon McCleave
THE DROWNING ISLE (2024) *** by Simon McCleave This paperback edition published by Avon, 2024, 367pp First published in 2024 © Simon McCleave, 2024 ISBN: 978-0-00-862019-6 Blurb: When a teenage boy goes missing on a camping trip with his friends, the close-knit community of Anglesey is shaken. DI Laura Hart is brought in to lead the murder…
Film Review – KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2024)
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2024, USA, 145m, 12) ***½ Action, Adventure dist. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; pr co. Disney Studios Australia / Jason T. Reed Productions / Oddball Entertainment / Twentieth Century Fox; d. Wes Ball; w. Josh Friedman (based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver); pr. Wes…
Film Review – A DAY AT THE RACES (1937)
A DAY AT THE RACES (1937, USA, 111m, U) **** Comedy, Sport dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Sam Wood; w. Robert Pirosh, George Seaton, George Oppenheimer (based on an original story by Robert Pirosh and George Seaton); pr. Irving Thalberg, Lawrence Weingarten, Sam Wood, Max Siegel; ph. Joseph Ruttenberg (B&W | 1.37:1);…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: ROGUE (2024)
DOCTOR WHO: ROGUE (TV) (2024, UK, 44m, PG) ** Sci-Fi, Adventure dist. BBC; pr co. Bad Wolf/BBC Wales; d. Ben Chessell; w. Kate Herron and Briony Redman; exec pr. Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson; pr. Vicki Delow; ph. Chas Bain (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Murray Gold; ed. Chris Roebuck;…
UK Monthly Film Review May 2024 (Vol 2 No. 17) issue now available
Volume 2 Number 17 of UK Monthly Film Review is now available in PDF format. The bulletin includes all movies that went into general theatrical release for the first time in the UK during the period 27 April to 31 May 2024 or debuted on a streaming platform having been released theatrically in other territories….
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: DOT AND BUBBLE (2024)
DOCTOR WHO: DOT AND BUBBLE (TV) (2024, UK, 45m, PG) **½ Sci-Fi, Adventure dist. BBC; pr co. Bad Wolf/BBC Wales; d. Dylan Holmes Williams; w. Russell T. Davies; exec pr. Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson; pr. Vicki Delow; ph. Jamie Cairney (Colour | 2.00:1); m. Murray Gold; ed. Chris…