Anthropoid

Sean Ellis’ Anthropoid tells the story of the operation of the same name devised to assassinate a high ranking Nazi named Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe). Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy play parachutists Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik respectively; the pair tasked with carrying out this dangerous mission. The two actors do an admirable job in…

Dad’s Army

Oliver Parker’s Dad’s Army is the latest property to be given the big screen treatment in this cinematic adaptation of the old BBC sitcom. I’ll start by saying that I have very little familiarity with the TV series other than some half watched episodes that I came across too many years ago to remember so…

On the D/L – Agent Carter

Season 1 Episode 8 – “Valediction” Agent Carter ends a short yet intensely memorable run with an episode that ties up many of the loose ends floating around. The episode picks up where the previous left off with the aftermath of the gas -now dubbed “Midnight Oil”- deployed in a movie theater causing everyone inside…

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

It’s only been a few hours since I got home from the midnight screening of Captain America: The Winter Soldier so I thought I would review it while it’s very fresh in my mind. I’ll avoid spoiling the main plot points and twists but the odd mini spoiler may creep in – consider yourself duly…