Category Archives: TV

Domina. Television Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Kasia Smutniak, Matthew McNulty, Liam Cunningham, Alex Lanipekun, Peter Campion, Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Christine Bottomley, Liah O’Prey, Ewan Horrocks, Earl Cave, Roland Litrico, Ben Blatt, Alais Lawson, Naike Anna Silipo, Kevin Lettieri, Darrell D’Silva, Claire Forlani, Lex Shrapnel, Emma Canning, Anthony Barclay, Finn Bennett, Claudia Stecher, Beau Gadson, Meadow Nobrega, Enzo Cilenti, Melodie Wakivuamina, Youssef Kerkour, Salvatore Palombi, Pedro Leandro, Liam Garrigan,  Isabella Rossellini.

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(616 words, estimated 2:28 mins reading time)

The Pursuit Of Love. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Lily James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Emily Mortimer, Dolly Wells, John Heffernan, Shazad Latif, Annabel Mullion, Andrew Scott, Beattie Edmondson, Freddie Fox, James Frecheville, Aki Omoshaybi, Assaad Bouab, Kitty Archer, Steve Garti, Will Keen, Abbiegail Mills, Zino Masoud, Heather Rome, Martha West.

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(530 words, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

Mare Of Easttown. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Evan Peters, Angourie Rice, John Douglas Thompson, Joe Tippett, Cameron Mann, Jack Mulhern, Izzy King, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley, Sosie Bacon, David Denman, Neal Huff, James McArdle, Guy Pearce, Ruby Cruz, Enid Graham, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Kassie Mundhenk, Mackenzie Lansing, Cailee Spaeny, Robbie Tann, Cody Kostro, Patrick McDade, Katie Kreisler, Drew Scheid, Anthony Norman, Pat DeFusco, Kate Arrington, Madeline Weinstein, Kiah McKirnan, Elsa Davis, Caitlin Houlahan, Dominique Johnson.

The more a town is cut off from its neighbours, the more chance there is of a particular mindset taking root amongst its populace.

Mare Of Easttown. Television Review. full post

(695 words, estimated 2:47 mins reading time)

Bates Motel: Series Five. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Kenny Johnson, Ryan Hirst, Brooke Smith, Isabelle McNally, Austin Nichols, Jillian Fargey, Damon Gupton, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Rihanna, Carlton Cuse, Raphael Sbarge, Jhn Hainsworth, Antonio Cayonne.

The subversion of art and the human condition is not just an amusing way to pass the time or to create controversy, it is there to expand our scope and vision, to embrace that the expected moment of reveal can be overthrown and replaced by a single moment of surprise and altered narrative.

Bates Motel: Series Five. Television Review. full post

(417 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Doctor Who: Ravagers. Audio Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Camilla Beeput, Clare Corbett, Ben Lee, Anjella MacKintosh, Jayne McKenna, Jamie Parker, Dan Starkey.

Space and Time, there is more than enough for all the incarnations of the Doctor from Gallifrey to inhabit, and for the most part they have with honour thanks to the B.B.C. reinstalling their faith in the series in 2005, and to the architects of audio drama, Big Finish as they made it their mission to continue providing for the fans the stories, the tales of suspense, of the Doctor, the companions, and enemies such as Daleks and foes such as The Master.

Doctor Who: Ravagers. Audio Drama Review. full post

(439 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Bates Motel: Series Four. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thierot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Damon Gupton, Ryan Hurst, Jaime Ray Newman, Andrew Howard, Terence Kelly, Marshall Allman, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, Aliyah O’Brien, Karina Logue, Fiona Vroom, Craig Erikson, Anika Noni Rose, Louis Ferreira, David Cubitt, Luke Roessler, Kevin Rahm, Keenan Tracey, Alexia Fast, Alessandro Juliani, Lindsey Ginter, Kenny Johnson, Gina Chiarelli, Carmen Moore, Jay Brazeau, Molly Price.

Bates Motel: Series Four. Television Review. full post

(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Inside No.9: Wuthering Heist. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Kevin Bishop, Gemma Whelen, Paterson Joseph, Rosa Robson, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Dino Kelly.

To take risks is every artist’s right, and whilst there will be those that don’t appreciate the gamble, preferring instead to instruct the artist to stick to what they do best, or to translate, what the observer can comfortably comprehend, the reward received is great indeed, and can bring the artist’s talents in to even sharper, more critical view.

Inside No.9: Wuthering Heist. Television Review. full post

(470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

The Flight Attendant. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Michiel Huisman, Zosia Mamet, T.R. Knight, Michelle Gomez, Colin Woodell, Merle Dandridge, Griffin Matthews, Nolan Gerard Funk, Rosie Perez, Audrey Grace Marshall, Yasha Jackson, Jason Jones, Terry Serpico, Deniz Akdeniz, Stephanie Koenig, David Iacono, Owen Asztalos, Brandon Morris, Ritchie Coster, Briana Cuoco, Alberto Frezza, Sherin Shetty, Bruce Baek, Isha Blaaker, Ann Magnuson, James Seol, Hannah Tinker, William DeMeritt, Tim Rogan, Bebe Neuwirth.

The Flight Attendant. Television Review. full post

(455 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Keeping Faith (Series Three). Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Eve Myles, Bradley Freegard, Aneiran Hughes, Hannah Daniel, Celia Imrie, Eiry Thomas, Mark Lewis Jones, Catherine Ayers, Rhashan Stone, Sian Phillips, Suzanne Packer, Keogh Kiernan, Matthew Aubrey, Sion Daniel Young, Demi Letherby, Lacey Jones, Martha Bright.

Some relationships are so toxic that it is comes as surprise that they have anything in common other than the attachment of blood, and quite often, the friends and those who seek mutual ground are left caught in the wake, the whirlpool sucking them under the safety of the shallow end, and in the end, they are normally the ones to pay the heaviest price.

Keeping Faith (Series Three). Television Review. full post

(456 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Bates Motel: Series Three. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thierot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Kenny Johnson, Kevin Rahm, Keenan Tracey, Ryan Hurst, Joshua Leonard, Peter Stebbings, Adetomiwa Edun, Andrew Howard, Nicola Peltz, Tracey Spiridakos, Anika Noni Rose, Wilson Bethel, Emilano Diez, Tom McBeath, Keegan Connor Tracy.

Bates Motel: Series Three. Television Review. full post

(540 words, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)