Tag Archives: Eddie Marsan

“Galavant”, Season 2, Episode 7, “Love and Death” (2016) – reviewed by George

Posted on October 9, 2022 by cobblerjon

The answer to last week’s devastating ending is a trip to Sporin to meet Neo of Sporin (Reece Shearsmith), who sings an incredibly fast-paced song fitting the occasion called “Time Is of the Essence” which features super-clever rhymes. And how … Continue reading →

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Filth (2013) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 12, 2022 by cobblerjon

I can’t bring myself to recommend this film – it really is filthy. The central character (he’s no hero) is totally unsympathetic, self-absorbed, cruel, and nasty. Yes, James McAvoy gives a truly stunning performance as the deluded (crazy?) cop in … Continue reading →

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Diana Rigg is Mrs. Bradley in The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, Episode 5, “The Worsted Viper” (1999) – reviewed by George

Posted on January 29, 2021 by cobblerjon

Mrs. Adela Bradley and her chauffeur George Moody (Neil Dudgeon) always seem to be going someplace, but then how else to keep the chauffeur in the action?A smallish seaside town is this week’s destination, where George’s daughter Cecily (Rebecca Callard) … Continue reading →

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The Professor and the Madman (2019) – reviewed by George

Posted on October 9, 2019 by cobblerjon

Here is a story of frustration and sadness, but ultimately of triumph and good sense. Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) is asked to take over a new dictionary, the first since Dr. Johnson’s. The work will be done at Oxford, … Continue reading →

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Robert Downey Jr. is Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” – reviewed by George

Posted on March 29, 2019 by cobblerjon

This pits Holmes and Watson (Jude Law) against Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), who is trying in 1891 to start a World War. The winner? Who cares! Moriarty just wants to be the one, the only one, selling bullets and bandages. … Continue reading →

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Robert Downey Jr. is “Sherlock Holmes” (2009) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 8, 2019 by cobblerjon

This movie is very self-congratulatory, or at least its publicists, cast, and crew are. Phrases like “re-imagining” and “re-inventing Sherlock” are thrown around a lot, on the packaging for the dvd and in its Interviews.  And if you’ve been following … Continue reading →

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Deadpool 2 (2018) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 30, 2018 by cobblerjon

When I reviewed “Deadpool” I called it the best super hero movie ever made, a statement I still agree with. This film is very good, but anything would suffer some by comparison with the first movie, and this suffers mainly … Continue reading →

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The World’s End (2013) – reviewed by George

Posted on July 19, 2017 by cobblerjon

At 19 years of age five graduating seniors in Newton Haven decide to conquer The Golden Mile – a pub crawl of Newton Haven’s 12 pubs, drinking a pint in each. They are Gary King, the leader, who uses the … Continue reading →

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