The hit TV series staring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode is back for a second season that covers the second book in the All Souls trilogy, Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness. This season sees the introduction of new characters Gallowglass, Philippe de Clermont, Phoebe Taylor, Kit Marlowe, Father Hubbard and Goody Alsop portrayed respectively … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (S2 Review) | Improving On A Solid Base
When the WandaVision show was announced I was thrilled because Wanda & The Vision are such great character that are very well portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany (Code); their storylines in all the movies they've appeared in made them more interesting with each entry. But then the more we learned about the show, … Continue reading WandaVision (Season Review) | A Meticulous and Therapeutic Edging Session
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/788793441022885888/check-out-my-season-1-review-of-shadow-and?source=share Despite my thoughts on the first book, I figured that out would make for a spectacular looking screen adaptation. And this teaser trailer seems to prove me right. I've recognized a few plot points, which was to be expected but I now need to see how the characters are and interact. Check out my … Continue reading Shadow & Bone | Teaser trailer reaction
CASTRebecca BreedsLucca De OliveiraMichael CudlitzKal PennDevyn A. Tyler The Accent is the first thing that I noticed. Not to judge if it was good or not, but I didn't remember if Jodie Foster's Clarice had one. To say that I went in "blind" is an understatement, all I knew about the show is that it … Continue reading Clarice (Pilot review) | The Right Look and Tone But It Still Needs Work
Review: I wasn't sure if I was even going to check this out because I don't think that I'm the right demographic but I've had a hard day and my best friend was there for me. So I thought of this show when I wanted to wine down. It is has cliché has you think … Continue reading Firefly Lane (S1 Premiere Review) | Interesting Enough To Watch It Through But Not Binge
Simon Stone is not an actor or a director, as it is the case here, that I was familiar with. But the cast, Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, The Great Gatsby), Ralph Fiennes (Spectre, Harry Potter), Lily James (Cinderella) and Johnny Flynn (Emma) to name a few were known to me. However, the movie's story … Continue reading The Dig (Movie Review) | Beautiful But Subtly Tragic
This true Australian tale is ripped from the headlines because this family's story was covered in the media a few years ago. There's a great 60 minutes Australia episode that can be found on YouTube and a book of the same name by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive. The movie was directed by Glendyn … Continue reading Penguin Bloom (Movie Review) | Formulaic but Somewhat Engaging
Ramin Bahrani, the writer-director who adaptated Aravind Adiga's book The White Tiger, has made some interesting movies (At Any Price, 99 Homes, Fahrenheit 451) that have been on my radar before. But The White Tiger caught my attention because of two cast members, Priyanka Chopra (Isn't It Romantic, Quantico) and Rajkummar Rao (Stree, Omerta) before … Continue reading The White Tiger (Movie Review) | Poignant, Funny, and Extremely Well Acted
WandaVision posters were brilliant and did give us an idea of what they were going for, a weird, trippy but sophisticated show. However, what they didn't tell us was how far they'd go with it. I kind of love that the sitcoms weren't just a gimmick. They commit to it with a lot of the … Continue reading WandaVision (Pilot Review) | Edging Their Sweaty Fans with Easter Eggs and a Mystery
CastRicky WhittleEmily BrowningIan McShaneYetide BadakiBruce Langley I meant to do a refresher course of the last two seasons but didn't, so my memory of what happened is not that great and the recap didn't help that much because I saw some things in it that I don't remember. For instance, I remembered that Mad Sweeney … Continue reading American Gods (S3 Premiere Review) | Until Destiny Kicks In
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