(courtesy IMDb) SNAPSHOTHost and Loki star Tom Hiddleston and Loki executive producer Kevin R. Wright reunite for the series, a fusion of cinematic scripted drama and investigative documentary storytelling that transports audiences to ancient Rome in the hours before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Guided by a team of Continue Reading
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“There’s too much at stake…” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds drops a brilliant new trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTIn Season 4, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise — led by Captain Christopher Pike — embarks on a series of thrilling & emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they’ll battle inner demons & external threats, encounter colorful new characters, reunite Continue Reading
“Everyone thinks teenage relationships don’t last” … but what if they do, asks Heartstopper Forever
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTHeartstopper Forever, written by Oseman and based on the highly anticipated final installment of their graphic novel series, bids farewell to a group of friends who have won viewers’ hearts since the series debuted in 2022. “Heartstopper starts like a fairy tale and a bit idealistic, in Continue Reading
You’re invited to a strange new community … thoughts on The Boroughs
(courtesy IMP Awards) Any time a streaming series subverts expectations it’s a very good thing. While there’s nothing wrong of course coming straight out and delivering what it says it’s going to since sometimes all we need is uncomplicated narrative certainty, having a series take its initial, obvious premise and Continue Reading
“Make a choice: your friend or this organisation.” Trailer drops for Ride or Die series
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTRide or Die is a comedy series following the best friends Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer) and Judith Burton (Hannah Waddingham) who thought they knew everything about each other, except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a Continue Reading
“Three makes it a murder mystery!” Is there a killer Among Us?
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTAmong Us follows a premise similar to that of the original video game from 2018. A crew team aboard the spaceship The Skeld discovers there is an alien shapeshifter who plans to cause chaos, sabotage the ship, and kill each member. Thus, the Crewmates must find out Continue Reading
Show them who’s boss: Thoughts on Running Point S2
(courtesy IMP Awards) Families, the kind that inhabit Christmas movies, heartwarming novels and feel-good streaming shows, are supposed to be all kinds of warm and fuzzy unconditionally loving and supportive, a calm port in the tossed and roiling seas of life. The Gordons are NOT one of those families. Oh, Continue Reading
Eight dates … eight moments … eight chances to fall in love … Two Years Later drops trailer
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTWhen their work commute is interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, Emily and Ryan (starring Phoebe Tonkin & Brenton Thwaites) reunite two years later after a series of brief flirtatious interactions. Ryan proposes an idea – to go on a series of eight dates to decide if Continue Reading
Movie review: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
(courtesy IMP Awards) You have to feel a certain amount of sympathy for anyone connected to a major franchise who is trying to steer it through the viciously opinionated waters of today’s digital age. Everyone seems to have an idea about what should, and even more emphatically what shouldn’t happen Continue Reading
Is the future agrarian? Thoughts on This is a Gardening Show
(courtesy IMDb) As someone who has become unaccountably addicted to watching Gardening Australia every Friday night – no, I’m not a gardener and have no garden but yes, I love the soothing balm of enthusiasts talking about much they love the act of gardening and its many fascinating aspects – Continue Reading