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In the last year we have seen countless triumphs of the small screen. Not only has it kept us relatively sane in the chaos of global crisis but it has also delivered some truly brilliant creative triumphs. From Staged to Bridgeton we have a lot to thank the little box…

In the world of 30 Rock, where the eccentric and comedically narcissistic reign supreme, many would take a running jump, not Liz Lemon, for she has mastered how to overcome the absurd. There is much to be said of this Liz and how with such ease she brushes aside the…

Unlike DC, Marvel’s chaotic comic book cousin, the films of the MCU follow a meticulous Phase Plan. To ensure all films build together to one cohesive end or ‘phase’ each film is set along the same timeline and have plot points relevant to the overarching plot of the phase. Conceivably…

In 2021 Disney will unveil a hotly anticipated live action remake of their animated classic, The Little Mermaid. Like all good remakes it will speak straight into the heart of a new generation and get them to fall in love with this story all over again. The original animated film told…

Untitled and ambiguous, the Matrix 4 is coming, and after twenty-two years it can’t come soon enough. More importantly it will herald the return of one of the most understated and important heroines of this genre, Carrie Anne Moss’, Trinity, who after all this time still holds her celestial reign.…

Hollywood is nothing if not an ‘invite only’ event that, unless you are a rebranded Coppola (Nicolas Cage et al.) or literal aristocracy (Guy Richie, I see you) you do not get an easy ride to. In the podcast ‘Happier in Hollywood’, writers Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain describe life…

If you consider yourself a young adult, you probably won’t remember the best teen movies of the 90’s. Sure, you were born in the 90’s, but your teen movies were of the 00’s; Mean Girls, Easy A and, A Cinderella Story to name a few. However, if you really know…

In every great dynasty lies at the heart of it a woman, an oracle of wisdom, grace and esteemed character, if you look past the man at the front she’s there, seamlessly woven into the fabric of the family. When the men of England were away at war, perhaps that…

**Note – this blog contains spoilers.** Marvel Studios brought us a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe through WandaVision. Created by the talented director, producer & screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer, the show takes place after events of the Avengers Endgame film. The show follows both avengers Wanda Maximoff/…

Let me take you back to 2011. We are lost in a miasma of weed haze brought to us by the Seth Rogan gross-out comedy. Like the high his films constantly toted; we laugh, but we mostly gag and long for some fresh air. That air arrived in the form…