It’s time to begin the final outing of Game of Thrones. “Winterfell” sets up important conflict that sets the stage for the rest of the season, as not everyone realises the threat the White Walkers pose.
Month: April 2019
‘Six’ rules at the Arts Theatre
If you are looking for an evening of entertainment filled with speaker-blowing pop anthems, then Six is the musical experience for you, complete with witty historical puns and pop-group vocals.
How Avengers: Endgame could have been more perfect
Film Reviews Comics | Marvel | The Avengers Sure, Avengers: Endgame was the cinematic event of the modern age. No denying it. Spectacular visual effects, a mammoth main cast and closure over what has been a ludicrously epic journey so far. But does that mean that it was a flawless execution? Not necessarily. I know…
“Part of the Journey is the End” | Avengers: Endgame Spoiler-Filled Review
Film Reviews Comics | Marvel | The Avengers Avengers: Endgame succeeds not through its blockbuster action sequences, but its appeal is to be found in the quieter moments of exploration with these familiar characters. A story epic in its ambition and scale, we are unlikely to see a cinematic event of its calibre within this…
The End of a Cinematic Era | Avengers: Endgame Spoiler-Free Review
11 years, 22 films, 47 hours and 58 minutes later, we reach a satisfying conclusion to a story on an unprecedented epic scale. It is a movie franchise that the world has never seen, and will likely never experience again. After all, the ambition and the complexity of the shared universe we have seen created has seen many other franchises dead in the water for failing to capture the spark and unique formula that Marvel have adopted (cough, DCEU, cough). While essentially breaking the film economy by making any other film’s earnings pale in comparison, eyes are on Marvel to see how they tie up the franchise they have spend more than a decade giving life to. Once again, Marvel redefine what it means to be a superhero movie and how, even though we are talking about superpowers and cosmic forces, you can create a story that is rooted within human emotion.
Review | ‘The Bold Type’ Season 3 Episode 3: Stroke of Genius
< Previous | Next > The Bold Type | Season 3 The Bold Type tackles its first issue of the season, embroiling Alex in the wrong side of the MeToo movement, while Sutton and Kat dip their toe in new careers and Jane pushes herself out of her comfort zone.
Review | ‘Charmed’ Season 1 Episode 18: The Replacement
< Previous | Next > Charmed | Season 1 The Charmed Ones get a new whitelighter and learn to take their witchcraft more seriously as the stakes increase in Hilltowne.
Review | ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 4 Episode 12: The Eggplant, The Witch & The Wardrobe
< Previous | Next > Arrowverse | Legends of Tomorrow | Season 4 In a surprisingly well-written hour, Legends successfully balances its main cast through four distinct storylines in a highly efficient way – just the way it should be.
Review | ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 2: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
It’s time to begin the final outing of Game of Thrones. “Winterfell” sets up important conflict that sets the stage for the rest of the season, as not everyone realises the threat the White Walkers pose.
Welcome to the Rock: ‘Come From Away’ is a moving tale of human resilience
Come From Away successfully fulfils writers’ Irene Sankoff & David Hein’s intention to “honour what was lost and commemorate what was found” in Gander, Newfoundland following the tragedy of 9/11.
It’s time to leave the 22-episode format behind
At what stage did the casual, lighter fare that I watch become so tricky to keep up with? Plot lines that seem to last for weeks and weeks, plus a myriad of characters whose faces I barely recognise? No thank you. It’s time for some television series to adapt what they are doing and reassess…
The best TV series you aren’t watching: ‘The Magicians’
Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) and Julia Wicker (Stella Maeve) are obsessed with a book series called “Fillory and Further” which sees a group of siblings journeying to a magical land in the ilk of Narnia, sparking an interest for both of them in magic. While these are the seeming last vestiges of their vast departing…
Review | ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 4 Episode 11: Séance and Sensibility
Jane Austen and a sex god shouldn’t work. Contextualising the work of Jane Austen around both an emotionally distant main character and a new main character who wears her heart on her sleeve makes it work. Coupled with Tala Ashe’s performance, this might be the best episode of the season so far.
Review | ‘The Bold Type’ Season 3 Episode 2: Plus It Up
In the second episode of its third season, Kat finds a worthy cause, Jane struggles with vulnerability and commitment and Sutton struggles to work out what’s wrong with Oliver. Meanwhile, Jacqueline and new Head of Digital Patrick come to blows.
Review | ‘The Bold Type’ Season 3 Episode 1: The New Normal
As this is a review, there will be some discussion of plot points happening in this episode. It is probably best to read this after having watched the episode. The Bold Type gives an assured start to its third season, advancing the existing plot lines and continuing to deliver us three-dimensional and realistic characters.
Review | ‘Shadowhunters’ 1×01: The Mortal Cup
Shadowhunters’ first episode is clunky and expository in parts, but is enough to tune in for the next episode.
Review | ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 1: Winterfell
It’s time to begin the final outing of Game of Thrones. “Winterfell” sets up important conflict that sets the stage for the rest of the season, as not everyone realises the threat the White Walkers pose.
Let’s Make It Clear: Tonight Belongs to ‘The Prom’
Goodness me, welcome to another #MusicalTheatreMonday. I have a secret to tell you about. At the Longacre Theatre, there is a hidden diamond. I say hidden, mainly because I do not see it being talked about anywhere in my life. But perhaps I am hidden, and it is not. Regardless, that diamond is The Prom.
Who’s still alive in ‘Game of Thrones’?
Yes, the time is almost upon us, friends. Game of Thrones returns in just 2 days for its final collection of episodes, and the question on everybody’s lips is “Who is going to win?”. Well before we can work that out, we need to work out who is even still alive. I have therefore taken…
Review | ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 4 Episode 10: The Getaway
If you don’t want any spoilers, don’t read this review. There are spoilers a-plenty. You have been warned. An honesty roach sets the scene for some heartfelt moments as ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ continues into the second half of the season. Rating: Season 4, Episode 10: The GetawayOriginal air date: 08/04/19Directed by:Viet NguyenWritten by:Matthew Maala &…
‘Shadowhunters’ 3×11: Lost Souls | Episode Recap
SPOILER ALERT Having been off our screen for 9 months, ‘Shadowhunters’ is quick out the gate to set up the final twelve episodes, even if the Big Bad is as yet unclear. Rating: Season 3, Episode 11: Lost SoulsOriginal air date: 25/02/19Directed by:Matt HastingsWritten by:Todd Slavkin & Darren SwimmerStarring:Katherine McNamaraDominic SherwoodAlberto RosendeMatthew DaddarioEsmeraude ToubioAlisha WainwrightIsaiah…
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Part 2 | Spoiler-Free Review
There is always the danger, when a series comes back for a second season (or in this case, a second part), that they will suffer from the “sophomore slump” – the dreaded second album writer’s block, as it were. In contrast, Part 2 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes rocketing out the starting gate, benefiting…
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Chapter Twenty: The Mephisto Waltz | Episode Recap
We have reached the end of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2 but for every door closed, another seems to open. Spoilers (obviously) Rating: Chapter Twenty: The Mephisto WaltzDirected by:Rob SeidenglanzWritten by:Roberto Aguirre-SacasaStarring:Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina SpellmanRoss Lynch as Harvey KinkleLucy Davis as Hilda SpellmanChance Perdomo as Ambrose SpellmanMichelle Gomez as Ms. Wardwell / Madam…
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Chapter Nineteen: Mandrake | Episode Recap
As we approach the season finale, Chilling Adventures pulls the evil identical twin card out of the bag. Rating: Chapter Nineteen: The MandrakeDirected by:Kevin SullivanWritten by:Joshua ConkelStarring:Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina SpellmanRoss Lynch as Harvey KinkleLucy Davis as Hilda SpellmanChance Perdomo as Ambrose SpellmanMichelle Gomez as Ms. Wardwell / Madam SatanJaz Sinclair as Roz WalkerTati Gabrielle…
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Chapter Eighteen: The Miracles of Sabrina Spellman | Episode Recap
As we enter the final episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, we are finally given time to breathe and reflect upon some of the dramatic revelations so far. We discover that Zelda is playing with fire through her marriage with Faustus; that there are powers greater than Faustus within the Church of the Night and…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter Seventeen: The Missionaries Recap
After such a game-changing previous episode, I would have expected a more frenetic pace to begin with as Sabrina rushes to save Ambrose from his predicament. However, the episode begins relatively slowly. We see a flashback to two weeks previously, in which we see some Mormon-esque figure torturing poor Luke to reveal what he knows…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter Sixteen: Blackwood Recap
It’s time for Faustus Blackwood (yes, I have finally learned his first name) and Zelda Spellman to get married. A focal point of such importance that I was expecting to be a season finale is in fact placed squarely within the middle of Part 2. The wedding is of such import that we do not…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter Fifteen: Doctor Cerberus’s House of Horror Recap
It’s always great when TV programmes are brave enough to break the boundaries and do something a little bit different. In the case of this hour of television, we explore the psyches of most of our main cast in highly dramatic fashion. The episode begins with a fortune teller sheltering from the rain at Dr….
Have You Heard? There’s a Rumor in St. Petersburg…
It brought me genuine pain to have to misspell rumour just so that I could preserve the original text as it was written. It’s a daily struggle. Greetings, dear reader, and welcome back to second another Musical Theatre Monday. #MusicalTheatreMonday. Totally a thing. I’m making it a thing. Watch. I use fetch on a daily…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter Fourteen: Lupercalia Recap
Let’s talk about sex, baby. Oh yes, it’s the time that all dramas with teens – supernatural or not – have to face: losing their virginity. Chapter Fourteen of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina focusses upon Sabrina’s sexuality as the festival of Lupercalia approaches. As explained by Sabrina, Lupercalia is essentially Valentine’s Day for witches –…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter Thirteen: The Passion of Sabrina Spellman Recap
Building upon the previous episodes questions as to Sabrina’s loyalty to the Church of the Night, the second episode explores Sabrina’s second thoughts and whether she really is as dark as she pretends to be. The Dark Lord reveals to Ms Wardwell/Lilith/Madam Satan that he plans for Sabrina to be his Herald on earth when…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chapter Twelve: The Epiphany Recap
Hi there, bitches witches (see what I did there? Nope? Okay fine, boring). For the uninitiated amongst you, Part 2 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina dropped on Friday April 5th, and I – in my constant pursuit of taking things mindfully – am going to properly digest what is happening this time around in the…
“Fetch! So fetch!” – Mean Girls at the August Wilson Theatre
Welcome back, True Believers to another Musical Theatre Monday. It’s totally not a thing because I am incredibly unreliable but let’s try to make it a thing. Here is my long overdue review of Mean Girls that I saw on February 19th. Yes, I am that far behind. I’ve been busy. But nevertheless, I have…
Mark My Words 