Posts from before 6 Feb 2023
[Movies] 21 fine films to catch this Lunar New Year
With the number of visitors to each household capped at five per day, getting in some Lunar New Year visiting will be tricky. But cinemas [Click to read more.]
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[TV Show Review] ‘Hellbound’s Capricious God Makes Us Wonder If Ours Is The Same
Mention Hellbound, and the next line that people will utter is, “It’s more popular than Squid Game, you know?” Whether it will be is something [Click to read more.]
[Travel] Soothe your travel and movie itches with a trip to The Lord of the Rings’ Hobbiton
“Life is always evolving and never standing still.” That sounds like a quote straight out of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, but it’s [Click to read more.]
[Television] Best TV shows of January 2022: Peacemaker, Ghost Doctor, The Tourist, The Legend of Vox Machina, Snowpiercer S3, The Afterparty and more
Every month, we’ll tell you about all the new shows on terrestrial and cable channels, as well as what’s streaming on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Go, [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] (spoiler free) ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ lives up to all the hype!
Director: Jon Watts Writers: Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers Cast: Tom Holland (Spider-Man/Peter Parker), Zendaya (MJ), Jacob Batalon (Ned Leeds), Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr Stephen Strange), [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Encanto’ Reminds Us That “A Miracle Is Not Just A Gift, It’s You”
In a world where we’re encouraged to monetise all our skills and hobbies, Encanto questions who we are beyond our abilities, our professions. Stripped of [Click to read more.]
[Television] Must watch shows in December: The Book of Boba Fett, Money Heist S5 Pt 2, Lion Mums S4, Cobra Kai S4, And Just Like That, Harlem, Moonshine
Every month, we’ll tell you about all the new shows on terrestrial and cable channels, as well as what’s streaming on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Go, [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] Have We Failed The Children, ‘The Silent Forest’ Asks?
Trigger warnings: sexual violence, self-harm I almost couldn’t write this. And in some way, I still can’t. I can’t get the sight of what I’ve [Click to read more.]
[TV Show Review] ‘Hawkeye’ shows us that street-level MCU shows don’t have to be all gritty and angsty
This review covers the first two episodes of Hawkeye. Thank you for sending it over, Disney+! I approached Hawkeye with some trepidation because if I’m [Click to read more.]
[Movie Review] ‘Dune: Part One’ shows us why it’s troubling to have messianic figures
Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Cast: Timothée Chalamet (Paul Atreides), Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica), Oscar Isaac (Duke Leto Atreides), Josh [Click to read more.]