THE SINGAPORE GRIP (REVIEW)THE SINGAPORE GRIP (REVIEW)
It is extremely rare even in these globally cultural streaming obsessed times to come across historical dramas set in Singapore. But that’s exactly what The Singapore Grip is.
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STAR TREK PICARD S01E01 (REVIEW)STAR TREK PICARD S01E01 (REVIEW)
Review of Star Trek Picard S01E01 the pilot episode of the 1st season of the scifi space opera TV series based on characters from Star Trek : The Next Generation. Chronologically, Star Trek Picard takes place years after the events of Star Trek : Nemesis, the final movie in the Star Trek : The Next Generation film franchise.
(more…)WATCHMEN EPISODE THREE (HBO)WATCHMEN EPISODE THREE (HBO)
I must confess that I currently have a love-hate relationship with HBO’s Watchmen series. I went from largely dislike to grudgingly admire in the first and second episodes but with Watchmen Episode Three, my feelings have gone up to full-blown hate!
(more…)WATCHMEN EPISODE TWO (HBO)WATCHMEN EPISODE TWO (HBO)
As mentioned in the review of the pilot, the problem with HBO’s Watchmen series is that while it is well written and well acted, the connections to the original Watchmen graphic novel are tenuous and tacked on for branding purposes only. Well, at least in the pilot. But what about Watchmen Episode Two?
(more…)WATCHMEN HBO : PILOTWATCHMEN HBO : PILOT
I had mixed feelings watching the pilot of the new Watchmen HBO series – adapting the classic graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Well, in truth, a sequel to the original story.
(more…)UNBELIEVABLEUNBELIEVABLE
FLEABAG SEASON 2 (REVIEW)FLEABAG SEASON 2 (REVIEW)
Fleabag Season 2 is the second season of a British tragicomedy television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Waller-Bridge stars as the title character, a free-spirited and sexually active but angry and confused young woman in London. The protagonist frequently breaks the fourth wall to provide exposition, internal monologues, and a running commentary to the audience.
(more…)FLEABAG SEASON 1 (REVIEW)FLEABAG SEASON 1 (REVIEW)
Fleabag Season 1 is the first season of a British tragicomedy television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
(more…)BLACK MIRROR SEASON 5BLACK MIRROR SEASON 5
Black Mirror Season 5 is the 5th season of a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Individual episodes explore a diversity of genres, but most are near-future dystopias utilising a science fiction technology—a type of speculative fiction.
(more…)GAME OF THRONES FINALEGAME OF THRONES FINALE
GAME OF THRONES FINALE: THE WHIMPER HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
(more…)HBO’S WATCHMENHBO’S WATCHMEN
HBO’s Watchmen is an American superhero drama limited series based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same title, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The TV series was created for HBO by Damon Lindelof, who also served as an executive producer and writer. Its ensemble cast includes Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Louis Gossett Jr. and Jeremy Irons. Jean Smart and Hong Chau joined the cast in later episodes. (Wikipedia)
(more…)DISCOVERY SEASON 2 FINALEDISCOVERY SEASON 2 FINALE
Discovery Season 2 Finale is the final episode of the second season of an American scifi space opera television drama series.
(more…)DOOM PATROL SEASON 1 EP 6DOOM PATROL SEASON 1 EP 6
Doom Patrol Season 1 Ep 6 is the sixth instalment of an American superhero television series developed by Jeremy Carver. Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, the series features Jane (Diane Guerrero), Rita Farr (April Bowlby), Vic Stone (Joivan Wade), Larry Trainor (Matt Bomer / Matthew Zuk), Cliff Steele (Brendan Fraser / Riley Shanahan), and Chief (Timothy Dalton) as the members of the eponymous Doom Patrol. (Wikipedia)
(more…)THE PASSAGETHE PASSAGE
The Passage is an American scifi horror thriller television series based on the trilogy of novels by Justin Cronin. It spans years in the life of Amy Bellafonte, as she moves from being manipulated in a government conspiracy to protecting humankind in a post-apocalyptic vampire future. (Wikipedia)
(more…)THE UMBRELLA ACADEMYTHE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero streaming television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. Created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, it revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse.
(more…)BANDERSNATCH – BLACK MIRRORBANDERSNATCH – BLACK MIRROR
Bandersnatch is a 2018 interactive film in the science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by David Slade.
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