SPOILERS AHEAD … AND A WHOLE LOT OF IRRADIATED EXISTENTIAL ANGST … Sooooo … what do you do when ten nuclear warheads are about to rain down at points unknown around you and you may have only minutes to find shelter or die in the attempt? Do you … (a) Continue Reading
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Fear the Walking Dead: “Mother” / “USS Pennsylvania” (S6, E14 & E15 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … CLOSE QUARTER WALKERS, KABOOM APLENTY AND SOCIOPATHIC MIND GAMES If you stop and think about it, and let’s be honest even if you don’t, the zombie-filled end of the world madness that is Fear the Walking Dead, really doesn’t need any more crazy stirring into its already Continue Reading
Laugh, don’t scare! Monsters at Work gets ready to clock in for a very funny shift
SNAPSHOT takes place the day after the Monsters, Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks to Mike and Sulley’s discovery that laughter generates ten times more energy than screams. It will feature the return of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Bonnie Continue Reading
They just want to feel only child special: The less than idyllic guests of The White Lotus
SNAPSHOTA social satire set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort, The White Lotus follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. But with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees, and Continue Reading
Weekend TV character poster art: The many faces of Loki
SNAPSHOTLoki features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame. Tom Hiddleston returns as the title character, joined by Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku, and Richard E. Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “In Dreams” / “J.D.” (S6, E12 & E13 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND DEATH, IMAGINED AND REAL WITH BATTLES TO COME … You could well argue that life in the zombie apocalypse is so weird and strange for all its grinding, violent realism, that there is no need to get caught in a surreal dream set in the same Continue Reading
Trailers aplenty and a lot! Jungle Cruise, Tomorrow War, Physical, Kevin Can F–k Himself, Gunpowder Milkshake
I can’t keep up! I literally do not have the time to watch all the amazing TV shows and movies coming my way, tantalisingly good storytelling gems that come at me through cinema, TV, and streaming platforms. And yet, AND YET, that does stop this boy dreaming that he will Continue Reading
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: Official coffee table book tells the story of Schitt’s Creek
Schitt’s Creek is one of the most clever, funny and heartfelt shows that’s ever appeared on TV/streaming platforms/the entire world’s consciousness. Co-created by son and father Daniel and Eugene Levy, the show started small but grew into a zeitgeist dominating and ward-heavy sitcom hit, the sort of show that possesses Continue Reading
Let’s all waddle off to Penguin Town!
SNAPSHOTYou’ve never met penguins like these before. Forget ice and snow, this rowdy colony of African penguins are hitting the sun-drenched beaches and breaking all the rules. Filled with boisterous shenanigans and loads of adorable penguins, this eight-part series from Red Rock Films about the real lives of African penguins Continue Reading
It’s time to Dance Alone with THE ROOP #Eurovision
Regardless of your thoughts about who won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – it was Italy by the way with “Zitti E Buoni” by Måneskin and yes, for the record, I actually quite liked its glam rock intensity though I was not so secretly hoping France or Switzerland might win Continue Reading