SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT MOVIE REVIEW

From Eddie Izzard comes this suspense-filled tale of an England on the cusp of WWII in 1939. Izzard writes, produces and stars in this period story about a schoolteacher named Thomas Miller (Izzard) who goes to the small seaside village of Bexhill-on-Sea to teach English at a boarding school housing the daughters of a number of prominent Nazis. But Thomas is a spy sent to uncover the truth behind the school’s National Socialist agenda and must do everything he can to keep his identity a secret from everyone, especially Miss Rocholl (Judi Dench), the school’s extremely watchful headmistress. Find out if Mindy, Melina, Tessa and Frank think this is one history lesson worth showing up for, or if you’re better off just skipping class.

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DIRECTED BY: Andy Goddard

STARRING: Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench, Carla Juri, James D’Arcy, Jim Broadbent, Celyn Jones, David Schofield, Kevin Eidon, Nigel Lindsay, Rupert Holiday-Evans, Bianca Nawrath, Maria Dragus, Tijan Marei, Franziska Brandmeier, Joe Bone

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Mindy Rast-Keenan (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Having grown up in Nairobi, Kenya, and being very disappointed at the lack of riding elephants her cartoons had promised her, Mindy spends the majority of her time as a film, theater, and voice over actress in the Austin, Texas area. They still give her money for being on HBO that one time, with her name in the credits spelled wrong. A nerdy geek, this award-winning actress joined One of Us figuring she’d put her summa cum laude BFA acting degree to good use…by judging other people’s acting. In the few seconds she gets to herself, Mindy bakes for charity, knits eccentric plushies, plays original RPG’s with her gamemaster husband, and spends time with her soulmate, Batman.

 

Melina Eames (Screener Squad)

Melina first discovered that she carried the nerd gene at the tender age of four following her exposure to a little film called A New Hope. In the twenty-some years that followed, Melina continued to grow into her geek identity through the discovery of Batman, Mst3k, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Mandalorian. But perhaps her most significant discovery came at the age of fourteen when a night of YouTube mining led her to the review site of Spill.com. Melina became a devoted follower whose fandom did not end with the site’s demise. By then, it had worked its dark magic and left her with a love and appreciation for film criticism that she has yet to shrug.

 

 

Tessa Morrison (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Unstabletop Gamers)

Well-rounded nerd and artist, Tessa Morrison grew up in the misty mountains of West Virginia and was constantly ridiculed for being a “weirdo.” Then moved to Austin in 2009 where people said the same thing, but in an endearing tone. Tessa works an office day job, creates puppets and fiber art, cosplays, models for gaming and animation studios, and volunteers for various organizations. One of which is the Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin’s first SciFi film fest, working in the capacity of Outreach Director and programmer. Another is local DIY-comedy-wrestling league, Party World Rasslin’, where Tessa scrambles around stage-handing and doing art department nonsense. Wrote and contributed to website and magazine Strange Kids Club for five years reviewing films, video games, and Halloween candy. Co-hosted a Public Access show called Ladies of Fandom. Previously guested on podcasts Blood Over Texas, Threequel Club, Trash in the Can, Retro Movie Roundtable,