Steve Coogan
Film Review: Ideal Home
In Alan Partridge, Steve Coogan created a character who is not only hugely popular with British audiences but also put Norfolk and Linton Travel Tavern on the map. However, outside of playing the mercurial radio show host, TV presenter and woman’s man (citation needed), Coogan has struggled to gain a foothold on the big screen. …
Film Review – Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Who doesn’t like a museum that comes to life at night? I know I do! If only they did… Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and friends are back in the third installment of the Night at the Museum series, but all is not well in New York’s Museum of Natural History. The exhibits are noticing they …
Film Review: Philomena
Judi Dench starring in a film opposite Steve Coogan? I know! Who’d have thought it? It’s an interesting pairing which works, Coogan almost acting as Dench’s straight man for the purpose of the movie. The character of Philomena is often unintentionally funny, but even with this it’s Dench that gets to deliver most of the …