And Just Like That… is the long-awaited revival of the smash hit Sex and the City, hitting our screens 18 years after the finale of the original series (the less said about the films, the better). With the full series now available on Sky and Now TV, I couldn’t wait to jump back in with […]
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Belle is the story of Suzu, a girl in high school, still grieving the loss of her mother years prior. She’s invited to join U, a virtual reality social media app, but instead of creating an avatar, the app utilizes a biometric scan and in the world of U, Suzu becomes Belle. Suzu, who has
As the camera drifts across a scorched desert it settles on a small oasis of green and a large glasshouse that is nestled among the lush vegetation. Housed within the glasshouse are a family of survivors in a world that has been all but lost to a major pandemic. Yes, Glasshouse is yet another pandemic
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I usually kick off my reviews of book or graphic novel adaptations by talking about how I don’t really read very much, so have no point of reference for the movie/TV version that I’ve watched. Well, despite the fact that I have actually started reading a fair bit since the first lockdown, I’m yet to
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Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley is based on a 1946 noir novel by William Lindsay Gresham, having already received a movie adaptation back in 1947. It’s the directors star-studded follow up to his best picture winner The Shape of Water, only this time around the only monsters to be found are those of
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Written and directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a glimpse into Branagh’s childhood, growing up during the troubles there in the late 1960s. Branagh’s proxy is Buddy (Jude Hill), who, while heading home because it’s teatime, is stopped by an outbreak of violence. With his Pa (Jamie Dornan) away in England, working as a
After the first season dropped back in 2019 to fairly decent reviews, season 2 of The Witcher has now been released on Netflix. As a fantasy drama spanning decades, races and wars, it looked like it could be a suitable successor to Game of Thrones. While it doesn’t quite hit the heights that GoT did,
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Blue Bayou tells the story of Korean adoptee Antonio (Justin Chon). Raised in Louisiana by various foster families and following the instability of his life, Antonio seeks to live straight and be a family man for his pregnant wife, Kathy (Alicia Vikander). The film starts with Antonio in the middle of a job interview, accompanied
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Encanto is Disney’s 60th animated motion picture; released in UK cinemas at the end of November to very little publicity, it’s now available to stream on Disney+. With a soundtrack by Lin-Manuel Miranda and focusing on a magical family, it’s a surprise then that the film is surprisingly lacking in the usual Disney magic. The
Dopesick is an eight-part miniseries based upon Journalist Beth Macy’s book by the same name. The series chronicles the opioid epidemic in rural Appalachia, from the release of oxycontin by Purdue Pharma in the late 1990s to today. The series has a large cast of characters from every facet of the epidemic: the Sackler family,
Don’t Look Up is Netflix’s latest much-heralded big release, starring some very big names. A new take on the asteroid headed towards earth disaster movie, this tongue in cheek, satirical romp has some great ideas and funny moments but ultimately becomes a little too tiresome and ridiculous. Directed by Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman),
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Be Somebody (Yang ming li wan) is a Mandarin-language film with Agatha Christie vibes. In Post-war Shanghai, Scriptwriter Li Jiahui (Yin Zheng) is invited to a dinner party at a seemingly remote mansion with other members of the Shanghai film industry. Lu Ziye (Minghao Chen), a producer, proposes a film about the infamous murder of
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Tick, tick… BOOM! is the directorial debut of musical maestro Lin-Manuel Miranda, now showing on Netflix. It follows the true-life story of theatre composer Jonathan Larson, the man behind the hit musical Rent, in his early days as a struggling artist in New York City. Featuring some fantastic songs and a star turn from Andrew
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House of Gucci rollicks through the story of the Gucci family/brand from the late 1970s to the 1990s. Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) meets Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) at a party and pursues him based upon his last name. Maurizio is one of the heirs to the fashion house Gucci and clearly has money. He quickly
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Coming to Netflix from November 28, Elves is a six-part Danish series from the creators and executive producers behind The Rain. It’s a Christmas tale, but with a little touch of horror thrown in for good measure. Perfect. A family of four are travelling by ferry to a remote Danish island for a Christmas break
Arriving on Netflix tomorrow (November 19th), Hellbound is the latest Korean drama hoping to take the world by storm with an outlandish and violent storyline. Developed by writer/director Yeon Sang-Ho (Train to Busan, Peninsula) and illustrator Choi Kyu-Seok, this 6 part series has been adapted from their own webtoon “The Hell” and features a killer
