Category Archives: TV

Raised By Wolves: Series Two. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vison Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Amanda Collin, Abubaker Salim, Winta McGrath, Travis Fimmel, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah, Ivy Wong, Matias Varela, Loulou Taylor, Susan Danford, Litha Bam, Shoko Yoshimura, Jenna Upton, Daniel Lasker, Garth Breytenbach, Clayton Evertson, Morgan Santo, Peter Christoffersen, Carel Nel, Selina Jones, James Harkness, Kim Engelbrecht.

Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Witch Hunts. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The past is not only a foreign country, it is a circus that cannot be easily explained, in which the ringmasters were all of a certain class and nobody else could perform without their express permission, and even then you could not hope to be enlightened because the language used to convey each act was written so that only certain public figures had the means to understand it; and even then they could alter the meaning quickly if it meant keeping what they considered to be the clowns, the lower order, down.

Inside No. 9: Kid/Nap. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Danny Mays, Daisy Haggard, Jason Isaacs.

A resounding fear that we push away is that somewhere, somehow, someone values us in a way that is not safe, that is harmful, a momentary possession that is against our will, and which goes further than most crimes, because of the perceived monetary worth and lack of respect that comes with the sovereignty of the body, and one that could in all concerns descend rapidly into torture, rape, and even death.

Peacemaker. Television Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Annie Chang, Lochlyn Munro, Dee Bradley Baker, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Rochelle Greenwood, Zak Santiago, Nhut Le, Christopher Heyerdahl, Viola Davis, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller.

Despite the often-overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Marvel does not have it all their own way when it comes to producing films and television fantasy and superhero comic book serials that capture the imagination of the viewers, even in a world where they have become the dominant force, they are arguably pushed by the appearance of the unexpected, the one series that rivals all of theirs; and in the case of Peacemaker, it is one that is absolutely and adorably near perfect.

Inside No. 9: Nine Lives Kat. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Sophie Okonedo, Robin Weaver, Siobhan Redmond, Coco-Lili Hoder.

The space between the writer and their creation is one so small that they can often overlap, they become one and the same, the observation of one enhances the act of the other, and in this merging of souls the space narrows to the most infinite of spaces possible.

Moon Knight. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham, David Ganly, Ann Akinjiran, Karim El Hakim, Michael Benjamin Hernandez, Shaun Scott, Antonia Salib, Khalid Abdalla, Lucy Thackeray, Fernanda Andrada, Rey Lucas.

An almost unceasing roster of characters to draw from, an embarrassment of riches, a plethora of costumed superheroes in which to bring to the screen, and yet one of the most underrated might never have seen the light beyond the pages of the graphic novel had it not been for the persistence of Time and the pulling power of Disney and Marvel combined.

Inside No.9: Mr King. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Annette Badland, Elin Owen, Charlie Baron, Rosie Ekenna, William Newton.

We are continually told to cherish our children, they are after all, our future, the ones who will inherit our mess, the ones who will pay the price for our folly, our ignorance, and mismanagement.

In the world of the macabre and chilling, children though are perhaps the more gruesome of observers in the game of life, ghoulish in the spitefulness, morbid in their fascination of what makes their adult counterparts tick; it is no wonder that some of the finest horror films have had children, or the childlike, at the very heart of their narrative.

Not Going Out. Series 12. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Lee Mack, Sally Breton, Hugh Dennis, Abigail Cruttenden, Deborah Grant, Geoffrey Whitehead, Tony Gardner, Colin McFarlane, Samantha Spiro, Joselyn Jee Esien, Katie Redford, Jolyon Coy, Gwyneth Powell, Joe Wilkinson, Stephanie Langton, Anil Desai, Max Pattison, Francesca Newman, Finley Southby, Max Willis, Rich Keeble.

It may be a huge claim, but few have scaled such a height in British television comedy that they can be compared so favourably to the legendary, and beloved Tony Hancock.

Inside No.9: Merrily, Merrily. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss, Diane Moran, Patrice Naiambana.

A reunion, of sorts, and one that perhaps many thought might never occur, but it should never have been in doubt that Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, and Mark Gatiss, the delightful acting team behind The League Of Gentlemen, would one day be seen together in the same scenes, and providing a deeply satisfying look at the darker side of life.

Doctor Who: Legend Of The Sea Devils. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *

Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Simon Carew, Crystal Yu, Marlowe Chan-Reeves, Arthur Lee, Nadia Albina, Jon Davey, Chester Durrant, Craige Els, Mickey Lewis, David Tse.

Nobody ever wants a disappointing end, but in life arguably we must make the most of the final reflection offered us, and whilst we may prefer a reward before the last gasp adventure, quite often it is sadness, perhaps melancholy, and certainly the unavoidable grief that haunts our last and most private thoughts.