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Netflix’s Inventing Anna | The Heiress Grifter
Whomst among us is not guilty of using filters on Social Media platforms to change our appearance? That is at the core of Inventing Anna: pretense, faking and reinvention. Granted, in this limited series from Netflix, this pretense is on a…
Netflix’s Archive 81 | A Different Reality Of Entertainment
Sometimes we ask - "Why do we pay our Netflix subscription?" Then a series such as Archive 81 lands and we re-evaluate that statement. We find ourselves thrown into a world of addictive 'binge watching' - screaming at the screen when the…
Savage News | New Sweet Valley High Adaptation on the Way
Heads up, sorority members, teenage bullies, and fans of blondeness everywhere: the CW is apparently developing a TV adaptation of the Sweet Valley High books with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the team behind Gossip Girl and The…
To Sub or to Dub, that is the Question | International Cinema
“Once you overcome the one inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films” - Bong Joon Ho
These were the words spoken by Bong Joon Ho at the 2020 Golden Globe awards after winning best…
TV Review | Money Heist Signs Off in Style
With Money Heist (La Casa de Papel), Netflix landed a winner. Since its release in 2017, the Spanish-language crime thriller has had all the right twists and turns, but now we get the final twist, and it does not disappoint. It is truly…
Cartoon Catch Up | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
When toy manufacturing company Mattel first presented the main character of Masters of the Universe to writer Robby London, he thought the name He-Man was ludicrous. It was believed by the entire staff to be nothing more than a working…
Netflix Sports Doc Untold: Malice at the Palace Thoughtfully Re-Examines an Infamous Event
Untold: Malice at the Palace asks the viewer to reconsider the legacy of the eponymous brawl. On 19 November 2004, the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons got into a shoving match which escalated into a riot at Detroit’s Palace at Auburn…
A Great Cast Makes Nine Perfect Strangers Entertaining and Thrilling
There is arguably no star who has adapted to the rapidly changing entertainment industry as well as Nicole Kidman. After all, the last few years have seen the reputation of “bankable” actors count for less and less in mainstream cinema, as…
TV Review | Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Feels Padded and Pointless
Resident Evil is no stranger to multimedia properties. The beloved video game series has had comics, animated films and a string of much-maligned live-action movies. Overall, the franchise wasn't in the best place prior to 2017's Resident…
How Courage the Cowardly Dog Unsettles… in a Good Way
American animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog tells a strange tale, with even stranger characters. Small pink dog Courage lives with his owners, elderly couple Muriel and Eustace, in the middle of nowhere - a place that plays host to…