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Catherine Drake

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Biography:

I am a freelance Film and Television Journalist with bylines at Den of Geek, Digital Spy, Little White Lies and Film Stories. I also write reviews and features for my site catherineonfilm.com. I have previously written for the The Times, the Picturehouse Cinemas blog, QX Magazine, UK Film Review and InSession Film and have appeared as a guest film critic on London Live's Friday night film show London Film Club (Freeview channel 8). Career highlights include meeting film critic Mark Kermode for an interview that won me a student award and writing a Den of Geek article about Wittertainment that was featured on Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 Live. It was also a great pleasure to interview Claire Foy in Rome and walk the red carpet for the premiere of The Girl in the Spider's Web.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Play It by Ear: Season 1 (2023) 3.5/5 EDIT “With captivating performances from its leads, Play It by Ear is a sexy, sincere and visually arresting picture of the agony and ecstasy of long-distance love.” – Catherine on Film Sep 15, 2023 Full Review Erased: Season 1 (2016) 100% EDIT “A gripping drama driven by some brilliant performances that will keep you clicking that 'Next Episode' button.” – Den of Geek Jan 22, 2019 Full Review The Keepers: Season 1 (2017) 97% EDIT “The Keepers has one of the most powerful endings of a documentary series, a passionate closing statement full of bravery and hope from one of the many victims who has been to hell and back.” – Den of Geek Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Westworld: Season 1 (2016) 87% EDIT “Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have created a spectacular series that has faith in the intelligence of its audience and is not afraid to play with the huge themes of morality, free will and consciousness.” – Den of Geek Jan 18, 2019 Full Review The Good Place: Season 1 (2016) 92% EDIT “A show is only as strong as its cast, and this cast is a delight.” – Den of Geek Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Lady Dynamite: Season 1 (2016) 95% EDIT “It's a show that says, "you're not alone and never will be". It's also a show that says, "let's laugh about our problems and look at some cute pugs".” – Den of Geek Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Ozark: Season 1 (2017) 70% EDIT “Whilst Ozark does at times take the platform format for granted... it offers an intriguing narrative that expertly intertwines the lives of numerous characters.” – Den of Geek Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Man in an Orange Shirt: Season 1 (2017) 92% EDIT “Michael Samuels' Man In An Orange Shirt is a very watchable drama that explores both the thrill and, ultimately, the tragic impossibility of a homosexual relationship in 1940s Britain.” – Den of Geek Jan 18, 2019 Full Review The Crown: Season 2 (2017) 89% EDIT “As with the first series, The Crown's cinematography deserves a big, royal fanfare.” – Digital Spy Jan 16, 2019 Full Review The League of Gentlemen: Season 4 (2017) 100% EDIT “Fans rejoice, relax back and enjoy. Things are about to get wonderfully horrifying.” – Digital Spy Jan 16, 2019 Full Review The Grand Tour: Season 2 (2017) 57% EDIT “The Grand Tour has improved its format to maximise room for hijinks and when Clarkson, May and Hammond get together you're guaranteed a good time.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review McMafia: Season 1 (2018) 71% EDIT “As the show insists, there really isn't that much glamour at the top, just cold-hearted pragmatism, and cold it is - in each and every frame.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 (2018) 94% EDIT “A Series of Unfortunate Events is back and, while the fate of the Baudelaire orphans is looking as bleak as ever, this snappy dark comedy remains on top form.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 (2018) 29% EDIT “There is not nearly enough hope, for the characters or the audience.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review A Discovery of Witches: Season 1 (2018) 94% EDIT “If anything can hold the series together, it will be the growing relationship between our central warring witch and vampire.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review Maniac: Season 1 (2018) 84% EDIT “Maniac is off-beat and bizarre to say the very least, yet the show is well grounded in its strong and simple central premise, its two relatable leads and Patrick Somerville's wry, humorous script.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review House of Cards: Season 6 (2018) 65% EDIT “From the first time Claire Underwood broke that fourth wall and looked directly at us at the end of season four beside her husband, we've been craving more insight into her equally manipulative mind.” – Digital Spy Jan 15, 2019 Full Review Wormwood: Season 1 (2017) 90% EDIT “Wormwood is not only a fascinating and frightening look into covert homeland operations that took place during America's Red Scare, it's also a moving portrait of a son who never really knew his father.” – Little White Lies Jan 15, 2019 Full Review Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 3 (2015) 92% EDIT “Creators Dan Goor and Michael Schur have made Holt, much like all of their striking characters, utterly loveable in his own rigid and protocol-adhering way.” – Den of Geek Jan 11, 2019 Full Review Watership Down: Season 1 (2018) 74% EDIT “While it might not look perfect and it is much too long, it's a must-see for fans of the story.” – Den of Geek Dec 26, 2018 Full Review The Innocents: Season 1 (2018) 86% 3/5 EDIT “As with many a horror heroine, June must navigate her desires, newfound power and personal relationships and make it out alive. All the while, we're left holding out for the happy ending we've come to expect from teenage romance.” – Little White Lies Dec 15, 2018 Full Review Dynasty: Season 5 (1984) EDIT “It shouldn't have been a surprise that the Carringtons got mixed up in a military coup in a season that also featured treasure hunting in Bolivia, but it was the biggest cliff-hanger the show ever staged.” – Den of Geek Jun 27, 2018 Full Review Dynasty: Season 1 (1981) 50% EDIT “Garish narratives made it the kind of show that you would describe now as a 'guilty pleasure'. It was so insane.” – Den of Geek Jun 27, 2018 Full Review Altered Carbon: Season 1 (2018) 70% EDIT “Altered Carbon's vast, sprawling metropolis is truly a marvel to behold.” – Digital Spy Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Dark: Season 1 (2017) 90% EDIT “Dark is the first German produced Netflix original series and it makes every effort to make its mark. And succeeds.” – Den of Geek Dec 2, 2017 Full Review
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