Mark Strong
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‘To this day there’s never been a story published suggesting Alan Partridge has tits’
- TV, Radio, Web
- September 2, 2020, 13:10
Turn right out of Norwich railway station, take the number 12 bus, change at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, ride eight stops on the number f(...)

Christopher Eccleston: ‘I was ashamed about my depression and eating disorder’
- People
- February 12, 2020, 06:00
I was originally due to meet Christopher Eccleston a few months back. The plan was to discuss his new book, I Love the Bones of You, which is part aut(...)

1917 review: A thoughtful war movie for Generation PlayStation
- Film
- January 9, 2020, 06:00
As the centenary recedes, it becomes clear that film-makers – and novelists and poets and songwriters – can no longer count on mere mention of the fir(...)

It seems as if DC movies really have turned a corner towards the sunnier side of Little Spielbergia. The literal and figurative darkness in Zack Snyde(...)

Eight shows to watch on Netflix and Amazon in November
- TV, Radio, Web
- November 6, 2017, 13:00
Alias Grace Netflix, November 3rd Margaret Atwood has become the primetime prophet of modern streaming services. Alias Grace may have some sartorial(...)

Miss Sloane review: And the award for liberal self-congratulation goes to...
- Film
- May 11, 2017, 14:00
The closest model for this utterly daft – but undeniably propulsive – exercise in liberal self-congratulation might be Alan Parker’s ill remembered Th(...)

Mark Strong as Conor Cruise O’Brien: another screen-Irish accent
- Culture
- September 24, 2016, 07:00
There are several reasons to see The Siege of Jadotville in cinemas. It’s a damn fine action film. It pays overdue respect to the Irish soldiers who f(...)

Mad Mary and Young Offenders take Galway Film Fleadh by storm
- Film
- July 11, 2016, 10:41
If you craved a sense of occasion on Saturday then the Galway Film Fleadh was the place to be. The organisers of the 28th event pulled off a coup by (...)

The Imitation Game review: the highest form of flattery
- Film
- November 13, 2014, 16:50
For those of us defiantly opposed to the conspiracy- theory mentality, the story of Bletchley Park kicks up a few uncomfortable questions. It seems(...)

Before I Go to Sleep review: it may just surprise you . . . or will it?
- Film
- September 5, 2014
Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson is a best-selling novel among folks who, evidently, have no experience of either high-fallutin’ (Christopher Nolan’s(...)