SNAPSHOTCreated, written and executive produced by Star, Emily In Paris centers on Emily (Collins), a driven twenty-something American woman from the Midwest, who moves to Paris for an unexpected job opportunity, tasked with bringing an American point of view to a venerable French marketing firm. Cultures clash as she adjusts Continue Reading
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Heroes comes in all sizes: Tiny Earth (narrated by Paul Rudd) comes to Apple TV+
SNAPSHOTMeet nature’s littlest heroes and see the extraordinary things they do to survive in the new Apple Original docuseries, narrated by Paul Rudd. (synopsis (c) Apple TV+ via Laughing Squid) We live in a world that is obsessed with the bigness of things. We equate being noticeable with being important, Continue Reading
Underneath the helmet: The VFX secrets of The Mandalorian revealed
Are you the sort of person who likes to peek behind the curtain and find out what kinds of whirring parts are making the TV show you love come to life? Or do you like to leave the magic intact, the special effects unexplained and lose yourself in a world Continue Reading
Lowkey striving: Thoughts on Insecure (season 4)
Transitions in life are never easy. Exciting, sure. Ripe with possibilities, certainly. But easy? Rarely, if ever. That becomes abundantly clear in the fourth season of Insecure where Issa Dee (Issa Rae) is trying to get her event organising career off the ground. The plan is to stage a big Continue Reading
Blink if you’re in trouble: The Duchess and love and motherhood
SNAPSHOTCreated by and starring Ryan in her scripted series debut, The Duchess follows the powerful and problematic choices of a fashionably disruptive single mom living in London. Her daughter, Olive, is her greatest love so she debates a second child with her greatest enemy — Olive’s Dad. Can two wrongs Continue Reading
Swirly vague ideas made real: Watch the final table read for The Good Place
There is no doubt The Good Place was, and will always remain, a very special TV show. Just how special is articulated beautifully by creator Mike Schur who begins the table read of the final two episodes or chapters of the show with as eloquent, poetic and heartfelt a tribute Continue Reading
Julie and the Phantoms: You only live once, but you can rock forever
SNAPSHOT“[Julie and the Phantoms] stars Madison Reyes as Julie, a talented singer who’s feeling uninspired after her mother died. But then three musicians come into Julie’s life and convince her to join their band, giving her a chance to rediscover her voice…and maybe fall in love along the way.” (synopsis Continue Reading
Mystery runs in the family: The delightful sleuthing chutzpah of Enola Holmes
SNAPSHOTWhen Enola Holmes-Sherlock’s teen sister-discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord. (synopsis via IMDb) OOOO Enola Holmes premieres on Netflix on 23 September.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is SO serious … no, really, it is now and it’s very cool
SNAPSHOTWhat would happen if Will Smith made The Fresh Prince today? Bel-Air, a story of a kid from Philly whose life got turned upside-down… in 2019. (synopsis (c) Sun Squared Media via YouTube) How do you know you’ve captured the viewing public’s fractured attention in this ever more crowded digital Continue Reading
Dive into the mysteries of the universe: Thoughts on Tales from the Loop
There is an exquisite aching beauty and deep, abiding emotional resonance to every single frame in Tales From the Loop. Inspired by the retro-futuristic-bucolic artwork of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag and drawing its name from the title of his book, Tales From the Loop is an eight-part artwork all of Continue Reading