(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTIn Season 3, when we reconnect with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, still under the command of Captain Pike, they face the conclusion of Season 2’s harrowing encounter with the Gorn. But new life and civilizations await, including a villain that will test our characters’ grit Continue Reading
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Old friends. New Roommates. Thoughts on Mid-Century Modern
(courtesy IMP Awards) It’s all too easy form some people to dismiss sitcoms as disposable TV, something you watch for an escapist laugh and nothing more. And while there’s nothing wrong with losing yourself in quick gags and sparkling quips that punctuate storylines that only run to 22 minutes or Continue Reading
Chef. Spy. Lover. Carême tells the story of arguably the world’s first celebrity chef
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTCarême follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (starring Benjamin Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in poverty in Paris right up to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in Continue Reading
From long shot … to big shot: Thoughts on Running Point
(courtesy IMP Awards) While we all want a good laugh from a sitcom – it’s kind of the point right and any sitcom that fails to deliver decent amounts of comedy has no business being labelled as such – what we also want is some sort of connection with the Continue Reading
She has nowhere to go but up … time to head North of North
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTSiaja (starring Anna Lambe) is a young Inuk mother who dreams of reinventing herself in her tiny Arctic community of Ice Cove. After a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage, Siaja goes from a stale but stable life at the side of self-absorbed Continue Reading
Take a special look at the upcoming second series of Andor: A Star Wars Story
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTWhile Season 1 followed Cassian’s reluctant journey from cynical nobody to revolutionary volunteer, the long-awaited conclusion in Andor season 2 will see the characters and their relationships intensify as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Everyone will Continue Reading
Every path has a price: The Last of Us drops a bleak, horror-filled but compelling full trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOT“You can’t stop this.” After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope. Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world Continue Reading
Break out of your role: Thoughts on Interior Chinatown
(courtesy IMP Awards) How powerful are the stories we tell ourselves, individually and as a society? Pretty damn powerful if Interior Chinatown is to be believed, a streaming show based on Charles Yu’s book of the same name that takes meta (the idea, not the company, thank you) to a Continue Reading
Left to their own devices … Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight trailer
(courtesy IMDb) SNAPSHOTIn the midst of the first millennium, Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul — the home of Astérix and Obélix. The secret to the Gauls’ battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master is struck by amnesia, the villagers are Continue Reading
Fire up the streaming algorithm! Two new shows for your viewing delight – The Studio and Government Cheese
(via Shutterstock) The bounty of streaming continues! True, finding the time to watch it all is a challenge – I’m not sure when TV went from escapist fun to a timetabling-intensive pursuit but here we are – but with so many great shows to watch, it’s the kind of challenge Continue Reading