House of the Dragon, the newly minted prequel to the watercooler-redefining Games of Thrones, is a show that has a considerable amount going for it, replete as it is with political intrigue, the unsentimental viciousness of life at the upper echelons of society, stunningly intriguing characters and a slowly unspooling Continue Reading
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The journey begins: Thoughts on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (S1, E1-2)
We live in a fast age. Want same day delivery? You got it! A plane that zips you from A to B in a hour or so? Of course! Food ordered and handed to you in mere minutes? Well, why the hell not? It’s all very convenient and who among Continue Reading
The greatest adventures are the ones that bring us home: Thoughts on Lost Ollie
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
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
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
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 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
A tantalising ton of trailers: Never Have I Ever (S3), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Blonde, Oppenheimer, A League of Their Own
Get set to spend your days and nights watching even more movies and shows – as if you aren’t doing that already! Sleep is for the streaming disinclined, right? – because the trailers keep coming, people! In fact, every single one of these five films and shows is worth the Continue Reading
10 San Diego Comic-Con 2022 reveals I LOVE: Shazam – Fury of the Gods, She-Hulk, Star Trek: Picard S3, Star Trek: Lower Decks S3, I Am Groot, John Wick 4 + more
San Diego Comic-Con is like Christmas for loves of pop culture. While not everything new is announced or premiered there, it pretty much feels that’s exactly what happens, making it the most wonderful time of the year if you crave trailers and clips and panels of the stars and producers Continue Reading