Warning: This review contains spoilers for the previous three episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier but thoughts on episode four are spoiler-free   After the success of WandaVision earlier this year, Marvel promised to follow up their first series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with a compelling espionage drama and have executed

Most television series’ have at least one episode per season that ends on a cliff hanger; some leave you in shock while others come out of nowhere. However, the latest episode of Amazon’s adult superhero show, Invincible, ends on one of the most shocking and suspenseful cliff hangers in TV history making this the best

Episode 7 of Young Rock is titled “Johnson & Hopkins,” which may very well be a play-off Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs & Shaw title, or even a classic action flick like Tango & Cash. Either way, it’s apropos as this week’s episode humorously highlights Johnson’s early action heroics in an incredibly entertaining and nostalgic 30 minutes

We are now at the halfway mark for Marvel’s latest series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and so far this series has been some of the best content within the MCU. After the final moments of episode two revealed the return of a specific character, we finally see the return of the antagonist from

Amazon’s brand new show, Invincible, truly impressed me during its first three episodes due to its light-hearted tone, charming characters and dazzling animation. Now, with the next episode in the eight episode series now streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime, Robert Kirkman’s animated series has solidified itself as a must watch series. Here’s why.   The

In episode 6 of Young Rock, audiences are taken back to 1982 as ten-year-old Dwayne Johnson is hell-bent on seeing the new Hollywood sensation, E.T., which leads to him spending the day with Andre the Giant. However, this is in the midst of his grandmother Lia’s attempt at combating a rival promoter by putting on a battle royal

Picking up where season one left off, N0S4A2’s second season appears from the outset to be a little more confident, like the second half of a story that has done the legwork to set up who the characters are, here we are plunged back into the world of Charlie Manx and Vic McQueen. The second

After episode one setting ground for what will happen next in the series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Episode Two feels like we are getting a much clearer understanding of the story at hand. The second episode of Marvel’s latest television series ramps up the tension. We are starting to see the pieces

Steven Moffat, the man behind some of the most iconic stories of Doctor Who and all of Sherlock and Dracula, will be reuniting with former Doctor David Tennant with his new drama, Inside Man. Stanley Tucci (Spotlight, Captain America: The First Avenger) plays the lead in this four part mini series about a death row

We are three months into 2021 and we have had an abundance of Comic-Book content already; from WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier streaming on Disney+ to Zack Snyder’s Justice League on Sky Cinema/HBO Max. I have been a big fan of these TV shows and movies but after watching the first three

If the first episode of Young Rock was Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s tribute to his late father, this week’s episode titled “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” was his homage to his mother’s tough love that helped shape his future. In episode 5, we dive back into 15-year-old “Dewey’s” world as his bad behaviour spills over

Evan Peters, who people will most recently know as Fake Pietro in WandaVision, has signed on to play notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in a new Netflix original series. The series is called Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and will be produced by Ryan Murphy who has been behind other Netflix Limited series such as

When Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelley collaborated on the hugely successful series Big Little Lies, it gripped television viewers with its powerful storytelling, strong performances and biting humour. It was a success in every way. The temptation is for those involved to try and replicate its success. Whether with a second series, or in

After a brief interval, Young Rock returned this week with episode 4, titled “Check Your Head.” The episode focuses on Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s freshman year as a football player at the University of Miami, but as Johnson looks to dominate the football world and transform his family’s fortune, he takes a big hit with

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of, if not, the biggest movie franchise in history. Since the release of Iron Man in 2008, we have had twenty-three cinematic films and two television shows on Disney Plus, those being WandaVision and the brand new The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Since the arrival of the two

The great Marvel drought of 2020 lasted for over a year. The last time we saw anything actually new from the Marvel Cinematic Universe was in Spider-Man: Far From Home all the way back in the summer of 2019. It seems almost fitting that a pandemic decided to strike at the very moment that Kevin

In episode 3 of Young Rock, we dive back to 1982 and see ten-year-old Dwayne Johnson, as he travels with his mother and father, as Rocky Johnson starts to wrestle for the then WWF and a young Vince McMahon. Although Johnson’s family is seemingly on the up and up, they begin to see changes that

Much like anything that comes from his old man, the work of Joe “Son of Stephen King” Hill gets snapped up for the screen treatment pretty much as the ink dries on the book page. His previous works Horns and Locke & Key have made for some pretty interesting horror-inflected work. His acclaimed novel NOS4A2

As someone who grew up watching Russell T Davies’ work on television, to state that the announcement of It’s a Sin caused a great deal of excitement is a gross understatement. Davies is a British writer of critical acclaim and great influence over the past two decades, working on cult classics such as the revival

After a blockbuster episode 1 that earned both critical acclaim and over five million viewers, Young Rock episode 2 dropped this past Tuesday. Episode 2 dives deeper into high school Dwayne Johnson’s quest to impress “Fine ass Karen” by pretending his family is still a rich wrestling family. At the same time, it shows Johnson’s

Young Rock is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s latest venture into television, and although the superstar has often shared his various life experiences growing up, his new NBC series explores his days as a ten-year-old, high school student, and a University of Miami football player in greater detail. Of course, in trademark Johnson fashion, his real-life

On the 10th of August 2017, Swedish freelance Journalist Kim Wall met with Danish entrepreneur and engineer Peter Madsen on his homemade submarine. She went to interview him and to go for a short sail around The Sound, the stretch of water that forms the border between Sweden and Denmark. She never came home. What

There are shows out there that can make you laugh, some that can make you cry, but there are shows that can make you downright uncomfortable, and I Hate Suzie was definitely an uncomfortable experience but in the best possible sense. This is a tragic black comedy-drama about an actress whose professional and personal life

How many times has the concept of isolation been addressed on screen? Countless times, in many contexts. In space, underwater, in the arctic, the Antarctic, the ocean… there are stories that take people to the absolute limits of human endurance and force us there with them. Not so much about survival against the elements but