Can you hear that? The sound you hear so thunderously and warmheartedly is the massive heart beating at the core of Lost Ollie, a limited four-part series based on the 2016 novel Ollie’s Odyssey by William Joyce, which rips your soul from your body over and over before putting it Continue Reading
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Money, money, money: Thoughts on Loot (S1)
It needs to be said right at the start of this review of the entire first season of Loot that Maya Rudolph can do no wrong. To be fair, that inarguably true and definitive statement was likely settled as gospel a good many years before this, but as you watch Loot, currently streaming on Continue Reading
A small surplus of streaming options: Abbott Elementary S2, Wednesday + Pantheon
One of the many good things about the current streaming boom, with its attendant ballooning in content options, is the sheer choice available to us. It’s almost mind boggling how diverse and multitudinous the viewing options are, evidenced by this post which includes a very cleverly-written traditional-style sitcom, a fantastically Continue Reading
Same nerds, new drama: Thoughts on Never Have I Ever (season 3)
You have likely often heard middle-aged people, or those simply disappointed about the state of their lives, sigh and utter the immortal words “High school really is the best time of your life”. For the jocks and popular kids maybe but for those of us bullied to within an inch Continue Reading
The last day of Bunny Folger … and beyond: Thoughts on Murders in the Building (S2, E3-6)
If you watch the light and witty trailers for Only Murders in the Building, the series about three murder-solving New Yorkers of divergent age and life experience living in the fancy Arconia apartment building, it would be all too easy to assume that the show is all quirky sweetness and Continue Reading
Doing a Die Hard, exploding cars and obvious traps: Rick and Morty S6 has it all
SNAPSHOTIt’s season six and Rick and Morty are back! Pick up where we left them, worse for wear and down on their luck. Will they manage to bounce back for more adventures? Or will they get swept up in an ocean of piss! Who knows?! Piss! Family! Intrigue! A bunch Continue Reading
If you think you know nature, think again – get ready to be surprised in Super/Natural
SNAPSHOTDiscover the secret powers and super senses of the world’s most extraordinary animals with National Geographic, James Cameron and Benedict Cumberbatch. (synopsis courtesy official Disney Plus Twitter) Nature is pretty damn amazing. That’s obvious every time you step out the door and feel the wind on your face, the sun Continue Reading
Newly single, forgot how to mingle: Thoughts on Uncoupled
Falling in love is quite possibly one of the most wondrously beautiful things to ever happen to a person. Falling out of love not much … But what if, like Michael Lawson (Neil Patrick Harris), the brokenhearted protagonist of Uncoupled, you didn’t fall out of love so much as had Continue Reading
The epic saga of two friends searching for home: Trailer and post drop for gorgeous series Ollie
SNAPSHOTLost Ollie is an epic adventure about a lost toy who braves the many dangers of childhood as he searches the countryside to reunite with the boy who lost him; and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend. It’s a heartwarming tale for the child Continue Reading
The rebellion begins: Action-packed new trailer and poster for Star Wars: Andor
SNAPSHOTThe Andor series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with Continue Reading