Dan McGinn

MARRIAGE STORIES: Here's two #films about faltering #marriages, both featuring #CiaranHinds. Pomona reviews #MidwinterBreak which stars #LesleyManville and the #BradleyCooper directed #IsThisThingOn starring #WillArnett & #LauraDern.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/04/marria… #amsterdam #newyork

THE HARD WAY: As career #GrandSlam winner #RoryMcIlroy prepares to defend his #USMasters title, Pomona reviews the #AmazonPrime documentary #RoryMcIlroyTheMastersWait which reflects on the demons that held back the #NorthernIrish #golfer for 11 years.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-ha…

THE MANIPULATOR: #Channel5 has caught some attention with its #HuwEdwards docudrama #PowerTheDownfallofHuwEdwards with #MartinClunes playing the disgraced broadcaster. But how effective is it as a drama?.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-ma…

THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE: #LastOneLaughingUK is back on #AmazonPrimeVideo for a second series. But does the return of #BobMortimer competing against #AlanCarr #MelGiedroyic #DianeMorgan #DavidMitchell & #RomeshRanganathan hit the heights of the first series?.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-la…

COMMUNITY CHANCE: #Irish director #BrianDurnin's #SpiltMilk tells the story of #heroin flooding working class #Dublin communities in the #1980s from the perspective of an 11 year old #Kojak fan. Find out why Pomona thinks it needs championed.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/03/commun…

TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: #MarianKeyes novels have made it onto the small screen in the #RTE made #TheWalshSisters but how does it compare to other #Dublin dysfunctional family dramas? Pomona reviews it & the City of #London thriller #Steal on #Amazon Prime.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/03/too-mu…

@strandedinNI @gerrylynch The first episode of The Studio on Apple TV has a great take on it.

@gerrylynch Jim Jones wasn’t it?

After 30 years of hearing the phrase "Drinking the Kool-Aid", I realised I didn't know for certain what Kool-Aid was. Google revealed it wasn't exactly what I suspected, but more surprising was the exact incident that inspired the phrase "Drinking the Kool-Aid." Very surprising.

SMOKE AND STRONG WHISKEY: #TommyShelby is back with #CillianMurphy reviving the English gangster in a typically star studded #Netflix movie spin-off of the #BBC TV series #PeakyBlinders. But does #PeakyBlindersTheImmortalMan live up to expectations?.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/03/smoke-…

ONE OSCAR AFTER ANOTHER: #PaulThomasAnderson's #OneBattleAfterAnother took the major prizes on #Oscars night but #RyanCoogler's #Sinners had plenty to celebrate - not least a #BestActor victory..loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/03/one-os… #MichaelBJordan #JessieBuckley #cinema #Hamnet #oscars2026

TINA TURNED: American TV comedy institution #SaturdayNightLive has ventured into British comedy with a UK version. But did the first episode of #SaturdayNightLiveUK make its mark?.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/03/tina-t… #snluk #tinafey #snl #Saturday_night_live #satire #comedy

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: It's being touted as the most open #Oscars race in years. But who does Pomona think will triumph at the #AcademyAwards tonight?.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2026/03/final-… #cinema #onebattleafteranother #sinners #hamnet #martysupreme #sentimentalvalue #oscars2026 #frankenstein

SONNY DAZE: As #Hollywood's elite gathers for #Oscars2026, what did Pomona make of the #BradPitt lef #BestPicture nominee #F1?.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/sonny-… #kerrycondon #javierbardem #formulaone #cinema #damsonidris #kimbodnia #film #grandprix #tobiasmenzies #movies #josephkosinski

DYING LIGHT: As we enter the countdown to the 2026 #Oscars ceremony, Pomona takes a look at the #BestActor nominated #BlueMoon directed by #RichardLinklater and starring #EthanHawke.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/dying-… #academyawards #margaretqualley #andrewscott #bobbycanavale #cinema

THE ENEMY WITHIN: If it weren't for #Sinners, #ZachCregger's #horror tale #Weapons featuring slight #BestSupportingActress favourite #AmyMadigan might have got more attention. Pomona's #Oscar contender countdown continues. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-en… #JuliaGarner #JoshBrolin #cinema

BLOODY HELL: #Oscar nominee #JaneAustensPeriodDrama has a tongue in cheek title but does the 13 minute film offer more than just on the nose humour? Pomona reviews the #BestLiveActionShort nominee.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/bloody… #shortfilm #spoof #cinema #menstruation #emmathompson

RAISING THE BAR: An impromptu singing competition in a blue collar bar scales unexpected heights in Sam A Davis' #TheSingers. But can the #Netflix short win #BestLiveActionShort at the #AcademyAwards?.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/raisin… #oscars #film #ivanturgenev #song #oscars2026

LOSING IT: Hopes were high at the start of #awardsseason for #DwayneJohnson & #EmilyBlunt in #TheSmashingMachine. But #BennySafdie's movie never built momentum & secured just one #Oscar nomination for make-up and hairstyling. Did it deserve more?.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/losing… #oscars

SMALL ACTS, BIG REWARD: #BestLiveActionShort #AcademyAwards contender #AFriendofDorothy has two #British national treasures and loads of #English charm. But can it go all the way at the #Oscars?.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/small-… #miriammargolyes #stephenfry #cinema #AlistairNwachukwu

FRENCH KISSING: Could a short film in #French about a dystopian society capture #BestLiveActionShort at the #Oscars? Pomona assesses the merits of #TwoPeopleExchangingSaliva.. pomonarewind.blogspot.com/2026/03/french… #NatalieMusteata #AlexandreSingh #Oscars2026 #Cesars #AcademyAwards