Posts

A Good But Rushed Adaptation Based on the series of children’s books of the same name, Captain Underpants shows just how to adapt source material to the big screen in a way that engages from start to finish. With bright, bold colours and an imaginative, faithful plot taken from the books, Captain Underpants is a blast, even if it never quite reaches the level of greatness. As with the books, a lot of the jokes come in the form of toilet humour which won’t be to everyone’s tastes....

The Endings Episode 9 of Castlevania Season 4 begins with fighting breaking out at Dracula’s castle. It’s carnage, with bloodshed and devastation gripping the hallways. As flames blast out the crevasses, Belmont and Sypha suddenly appear and join the hunt. They join Alucard in the attack, as swords slash and blood is spilled. Each take a different hallway to slaughter the hell beasts venturing within. While all this is going on, Saint Germain and Varney continue to conjure the Infinite Corridor portal....

Episode Guide Tootsie Tomanetz Lennox Hastie Rodney Scott Rosalia Chay Chuc The critically acclaimed cooking series Chef’s Table returns for a smoky, pit-fired selection of barbecue goodness. With four chapters to choose from, the series skips across to different regions across the world. Along the way the show uncovers some of the more prolific faces in the barbecuing community and pays homage to their journeys to stardom. Of course, it’s not always been smooth sailing for these men and women and that’s where Chef’s Table really shines....

My Chemical Romance Adults are just scarred kids who were lucky enough to make it out of teenage limbo alive. This beautifully poignant assessment of teen years sums up Chemical Hearts beautifully. For some, teenage years aren’t the “best years of their life” but instead a lonely struggle to survive the jungle. If a small glimmer of hope arrives, you grab it with both hands and hold on for dear life....

Chicago Med Season 8 Episode 9 Chicago Med season 7 ended on quite the shocking finale. With Jo planning to leave town now that her cover has been blown, drama escalated to eventually see Dylan shoot one of the criminals. Will returns after hearing the gunshot and helps Dylan carry the injured criminal to safety. The final moments of the season saw flames trap them in the hallway with no way out....

Ghosts Of The Past Chocolate takes all the ingredients of the first episode and blends them together, drizzling the resulting concoction over episode 2 in a rich and lavish hour of drama. Featuring some nicely worked flashbacks and the usual array of musical montages you’d expect from a drama like this, Chocolate continues to impress with its follow-up episode. As we begin the episode, we see Kang and the doctor fighting in the hallway from before and as the camera zooms out, Cha-Young happens to have heard the entire conversation....

An Absorbing Documentary The internet has made it easier than ever to access adult material. 3 of the top 11 websites on the entire world wide web are adult-orientated. Dating apps like Tinder and Grindr have completely revolutionized the way dating works and swept up in these changes is a far more accepting and worldwide community that stands together for movements like gay rights and equality. Only, it wasn’t always this way....

Cleaning Up Episode 2 Taking over from My Liberation Notes, Cleaning Up is the latest K-drama to occupy that time-slot, working as a remake of the UK series of the same name. The story revolves around Eo Yong-Mi (Yum Jung-Ah), An In-Kyung (Jeon So-Min) and Maeng Soo-Ja (Kim Jae-Hwa) work as cleaning ladies at a brokerage company. Yong-Mi raises her two daughters and struggles to make a living. In-Kyung dreams of buying a food truck to run a mobile business....

Episode Guide Mumbai! Mumbai! Superstars VS. Superstars Fearless Cricket Bad to Worse Grudge Match Put Up A Fight Make or Break We Live To See Another Day Across the world, every country has one sport that acts as the beating heart of the country. In England, many fans live and breathe football. In the US, NFL and wrestling are hugely popular whilst in India, it’s all about cricket. With one of the most prestigious leagues in the world and a country boasting a rich history embedded in the sport, Cricket Fever takes an intimate look at the 2018 season for the Mumbai Indians as they try to reach the top 4 of the Indian Premier League....

Episode Guide United Kingdom: Episode 1 – | Review Score – 4.5/5 United Kingdom: Episode 2 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 United Kingdom: Episode 3 – | Review Score – 4/5 Spain: Episode 1 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Spain: Episode 2 – | Review Score – 4/5 Spain: Episode 3 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 France: Episode 1 – | Review Score – 4/5 France: Episode 2 – | Review Score – 4/5 France: Episode 3 – | Review Score – 4/5 Germany: Episode 1 – | Review Score – 4/5 Germany: Episode 2 – | Review Score – 4/5 Germany: Episode 3 – | Review Score – 4/5 12 Angry Men is one of my favourite films....

The De-Vil Is In The Details Another day, another Disney remake comes tumbling out the House of Mouse. Since the surprise success of The Jungle Book back in 2016, these remakes have been a middling mix of indifferent surprises and cold, emotionless CGI cash-grabs. Cruella then is most certainly not cold and emotionless. It’s still not a great movie but it’s definitely watchable and better than the ghastly Lion King remake....

Darby is a loner and carries on with her days, judging the popular girls and playing with Gary( one of the deados) Her quiet life is disrupted when the popular girl /her nemesis dies and needs a medium help to transition. Although Darby doesn’t realize it, this is a blessing in disguise for her as it pushes her out of her cocoon. Does Capri get her peaceful transition? Capri didn’t want to transition until she makes sure her sweet 17 party will still carry on without her....

A Patchwork Of Many Influences Days Gone is not a perfect game. It never quite reaches the narrative mastery of The Last Of Us nor does it manage to instil the same awe-inspiring exploration games like Assassin’s Creed have managed so successfully in the past. Its zombies are far less intimidating than those in Dying Light and some of the core gameplay loops, including Deacon’s motorbike maintenance, are outright detrimental to the entire experience....

Family Road-Trip Well-written and with a heartwarming message at its core, Diecisiete (Seventeen) is a simple but effective drama, one that plays on themes around familial bonds and brotherhood. Although the film lacks any stand-out performances or anything noteworthy to help it stand out from others in this genre, there’s enough here to make for a solid Spanish drama nonetheless. The story revolves around Hector, a troubled 17-year-old who escapes a young offenders center to find a shelter dog he befriended while incarcerated....

Firmly As we cross the halfway point of this Korean drama, Do You Like Brahms doubles down on the melodrama for episode 8. Song-A begins her performance in front of Jung-Kyung. She praises Song-A though and tells her she clearly practiced well but it feels like she’s trying too hard. She gives some constructive criticism but just before Song-A can play again, they’re forced to take a break as Jung-Kyung is called away....

Episode Guide Much Ado About Blue Space For Dogs It Takes a Village Dog The Protectors Back in 2018, Netflix released an emotionally stirring documentary series honing on on man’s best friend called Dogs. This show reinforced just why canines are so revered and loved the world over, delivering six excellent chapters of heartwarming – and heart wrenching – tales. Back for a second season, Dogs condenses its run-time to four episodes rather than six but never loses sight of its main focus....

First Bottle Episode 1 of Dopesick begins in 1986 during an epidemic of suffering. This happens to be the first time OxyContin is brought up, with sales reps pedaling the claim that less than 1% become addicted. According to these doctors it’s a miracle drug. As the scenes skip forward to a court case in 2005, Dr Samuel Finnix is under the spotlight for his role in being on the frontlines of the devastation to follow....

Episode Guide Enter The Bar Fantastic Fruits Botanical Bevvies At The Speakeasy Dessert and Coffee Cocktail Tournament Paris Spice and Ice Signature Favourites Winner Crowned Netflix have a knack for producing compelling competition series across a wide spectrum of topics. Blown Away did a great job carving out a niche for itself while bonkers additions to the field like Nailed It! and The Big Flower Fight have essentially recycled the reality competition formula for different hobbies or interest....

This is an in-depth album full of anecdotes about the past and the downsides of life. Driveways is a band trying to rid themselves of the ghosts that parade too, and the old flames that come in and then leave again. There are only 8 songs on this release, but they all interconnect on a seamless level, with the lyrics spearheading unnerving moments. These moments create tension within the album’s concept, and while they’re there to shock, emotion comes in too to soften the blows....

Atonement Episode 5 of El Cid begins with King Fernando de-robing and renouncing his position as King. Dressed in beggar’s robes, he’s left to weep his misfortune while Alfonso eyes up the throne. While he finds it difficult to keep his emotions in check, Urraca is surprisingly cool and calm – something Alfonso certainly notices. Ruy returns to the troops after his ordeal with Armina and rides forth to Al-Muqtadir, who grants him a Jineta sword following his part to play in the skirmish....