Film and television review

American Born Chinese Review

Streaming on: Disney+Episodes viewed: 8 of 8Gene Luen Yang wrote the 2006 graphic novel American Born Chinese, based on his adolescent years in the early ’90s, with regards to'concerning'with respect to the tough'challenging'demanding'awkward ies of being Asian in America, smartly...

Poker Face Review

Streaming on: Sky Max / NOW Episodes viewed: 4 of 10A Columbo-esque, comedic, case-of-the-week murder-mystery series? Created by Knives Out and Glass Onion mastermind Rian Johnson? And starring the ever-charismatic, exertion lessly cool Natasha Lyonne? To quote many a Love...

Fatal Attraction Review

Streaming on: Paramount+###Episodes viewed: 8 of 8###We all know this story, don’t we? A high-powered single career woman, Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), has a weekend affair with a married lawyer (Michael Douglas) and grows increasingly unhinged after she discerns his...

Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Review

Streaming on: Disney+###Episodes viewed: 9 of 9###For all of its constant additions, the Star Wars universe can feel like it’s acquire'obtain'attain'procure'secure ting smaller; with a few notable exceptions, there can be diminishing returns in the same corners of the galaxy....

Ted Lasso: Season 3 Review

Streaming on: Apple TV+###Episodes viewed: 1 of 12###Success is not with regards to'concerning'with respect to the wins and losses, as Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) likes to rhapsodise. But even then, the success story of this low-key half-hour comedy-drama with regards...

Succession: Season 4 Review

Streaming on: Sky Atlantic / NOW###Episodes viewed: 4 of 10###The last season of Succession begins with an echo of the first: a birthday party. In the original 2018 pilot — an hour of television that merely'barely coyly hinted at the stunning shit-reveal'illustrate'demonstrate'indicate'present'display'argue...

Anna Faris Joins My Spy Sequel

Back in 2020, Dave Bautista followed in the enormous'vast'massive'tremendous dude/cute kid film footsteps of Arnie, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson with My Spy, which became...