Mia Threapleton

Series Review: The second season of The Buccaneers takes a tonal departure as it attempts to fill the Bridgerton-sized hole in your streaming schedule

Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers aired the final episode of its second season last week, laying the groundwork for a potential third season. Whether it was a case of the pacing being hindered by the one episode a week release structure, or the show getting too far away from its original source material, this historical drama…

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Interview: Director Wes Anderson, Benicio del Toro, Scarlett Johansson and the cast of The Phoenician Scheme on balancing calculated filming with playful improv

Director Wes Anderson has his devotees and his detractors in equal measure, but it can’t be denied that his films manage to assemble some of the most impressive ensembles put to screen.  And his latest, The Phoenician Scheme (you can read our review here), is no exception. Centering around Zsa-zsa Korda, “one of the richest…

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Film Review: The Phoenician Scheme is a typically bizarre, nonsense-embracing comedy from the unique mind of Wes Anderson

With over a dozen films made across three decades, Wes Anderson has very much honed what it is to be considered an auteur; he’s possibly even bent the term to his own liking with his distinct style.  And it’s that particular style that is once again on display in The Phoenician Scheme, a bizarre, nonsense-embracing…

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