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Our Flag Means Death. Series Two. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Joel Fry, Samson Kayo, Matthew Maher, Nathan Foad, Samba Schutte, Con O’Neill, Vico Ortiz, Kristian Nairn, David Fane, Ewen Bremner, Nat Faxon, Madeleine Sami, Leslie Jones, Ruibo Qian, Anapela Polataivao, Michael Crane, Erroll Shand, Amanda Grace Leo, Rachel House, Minnie Driver, Mark Mitchinson, Bronson Pinchot.

History in the hands of the wilfully uneducated or the fool is in danger of being erased and found to be redacted as a matter of course; but in the hands of a genius who plays with the world through the medium of satire and graceful humour, it can lead the intended target to a place of discovery and the realm of unending treasure.

Our Flag Means Death. Series Two. Television Review. full post

(442 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Our Flag Means Death. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Con O’Neill, Joel Fry, Samson Kayo, Nathan Foad, Matthew Maher, Kristian Nairn, Samba Schutte, Ewen Bremner, Vico Ortiz, Nat Faxon, Rory Kinnear, Guz Khan, David Fane, Eden Grace Redfield, William Barber-Holler, Leslie Jones, Connor Barrett, Boris McGiver, Fred Armisen, Michael Crane, Theo Darby, Angus Sampson, Nick Kroll, Simone Kessell, Kristen Schaal, Kristen Johnston, Mateo Gallegos, Damien Gerard, Carlos Areliano, Ashna Sharan, Christian Lagadec, Jeff Lorch, Cornelius Peter.

History is but a consecutive set of lies passed off as fact and written down in accordance by historians to dispute at leisure.

Our Flag Means Death. Television Review. full post

(474 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Jumanji: The Next Level. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Madison Iseman, Marin Hinkle, Ashley Scott, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Colin Hanks, Dania Ramirez, Morgan Turner, Rory McCann, Rhys Darby, Massi Furlan, Bebe Neuwirth.

The intrepid gamers return to the jungle, though as with every sequel of a franchise, something new must stir in the bushes, a different set of rules must be applied and adhered to, and for fans of the original film starring the unforgettable Robin Williams, Jumanji: The Next Level is a respectable attempt at capturing some of the original mayhem and exposed danger that won the hearts of many of its fans.

Jumanji: The Next Level. Film Review. full post

(392 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Sam Neil, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Kightley, Stan Walker, Mike Minogue, Cohen Holloway, Rhys Darby, Troy Kingi, Taika Waititi, Hamish Parkinson, Stu Giles.

In Sam Neil the cinema has had one of strongest and most consistent actors of the last 50 years, a man who can easily transfer himself between the rigours of being part of a great film and the sideshow that television sometimes provides. It has always been something of an honour to watch his complex character unfold, and even in films that haven’t quite hit the mark, he still retains that genuine affection from the forgiving cinema goer.

Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Film Review. Picturehouse@F.A.C.T., Liverpool. full post

(390 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)