Around Christmas time 1941, the Doctor (Doctor 11) took care of Madge Arwell and her children in appreciation of her help for him back in 1938. ("The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe", Doctor Who vlm 3, TV)
I only found out about this show because I was wondering what Iain DeCaestecker was up to. I don't know where they marketed this show but I haven't seen it yet this looks good
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Writer: Bernard Cornwell (Novels)
Creators: Kate Brooke, Ed Whitmore
Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Daniel Ings, Jordan Alexandra, Stuart Campbell, Ken Nwosu
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Mary's Monster is a strikingly original, high-concept rock ‘n roll take on Mary Shelley’s mental struggle to write her seminal novel Frankenstein. Starring Kit Harington as The Monster, Clara Rugaard as Mary Shelley, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo as Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Sebastian de Souza as Lord Byron.
This genre-busting film brings to life the monster like never before, appearing to Mary as the manifestation of her own fragile and damaged psyche. Re-imagining the anarchic, turbulent, hedonistic spirit of the Romantic era, Mary’s Monster will redefine period film for the modern YA audience.
With moderate production values, the film is technically polished with Paul Denham Austerbeery's vivid production designs that are realistically captured by Yves Belanger's efficient cinematography. Unfortunately, with a poorly etched character, he does not have much to offer, in terms of performance. With his innocently bewildered looks, he has a magnetic screen presence. Jacob Tremblay, after featuring in the Oscar-nominated role in the psychological drama "Room", plays yet another emotionally troubled child. She is ably supported by the rest of the team.Ĭharlie Heaton as Mary's stepson Stephen and Oliver Platt are both perfunctory.Īlex Braunstein as Mary's patient Aaron and David Cubitt as his father who makes romantic overtures to Mary are wasted with limited screen time. She does the best she can, but with a weak script, there is little, she or any other actor, can do. Naomi Watts, stuck in a pool of sad B-grade films, as Mary, is engaging and appealing as always. With all ingredients of the horror genre like a large house in a rural area set in a snow-clad winter and with characters endlessly searching for things in the dark along with nightmare sequences and a few cheap, lazy jump-scares, the script by Christina Hodson is lurid and unconvincing. And, director Farren Blackburn offers more to this, making the story far-fetched. He assures her that she is suffering from Parasomnia. What follows is Mary's nightmares and troubled vision.īelieving her house to be haunted, she contacts her mentor, Dr Bennett Wilson (Oliver Platt) with whom she communicates via skype. But, before she can return him to his caretaker, Tom disappears. She lives in a large, rural house with her teenage stepson Stephen (Charlie Heaton) who has been paralyzed neck down, after an accident and with no chance of an improvement.įeeding and bathing the motionless young man, Mary lives a solitary life till one of her young patients, the nine-year-old Tom (Jacob Tremblay) unexpectedly turns up at her door, in fact, in her car, one cold winter night. The narrative revolves around Mary Portman (Naomi Watts), a clinical psychologist specialising in troubled children. While it delivers its moderately effective jump-scares, it completely ignores the story's looming, daunting psychological and emotional ramifications. For, despite a fairly reasonable cast, this film is an astonishingly hollow thriller. To digest "Shut In", you may have to shut out your powers of reasoning. Unfortunately, director Farren Blackburn's latest film "Shut In" offers nothing to ruminate. Horror films leave an indelible mark on its audience when, they are ground-breaking, edgy, deep and engaging - either by performance, story, direction or photography - and they resonate long after the first viewing. Film: "Shut In" Director: Farren Blackburn Cast: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, David Cubitt, Clementine Poidatz and Alex Braunstein Rating: *1/2
The people of Akhaten sing their long song to soothe their god, to keep him from waking. For if he wakes he will be hungry, and he will feed. On their stories, their memories… their souls.
When the main criticism is skin tone you know you have a solid show and those who are stuck on that tell you more about themselves than anything else.
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CAST
Bernard Cornwell (Novels); Kate Brooke & Ed Whitmore (Creators) Iain De CaesteckerEddie MarsanDaniel Ings Jordan Alexandra Stuart CampbellNathaniel Martello-WhiteEllie JamesValene KaneKen Nwosu
Review
There was a time when Bernard Cornwell‘s books intimidated me, don’t ask me why I don’t know the answer, their subjects aligned with my interests and yet I have yet to picked them. This one…
A heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist who lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.