Doctor Sleep – The Shining’s Next Generation
Doctor Sleep was a chilling and satisfying follow-up to Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic The Shining. Directed by Mike Flanagan, and starring Ewan McGregor as adult Danny Torrance, the film expertly blended elements of the book and the iconic Stanley Kubrick...
Are Streaming Services Causing the Death of Cinema?
For nearly 30 years, streaming services have been available in many different formats. In 1992, a company called Starlight Networks released StarWorks, which was a way people could access videos over the ethernet. Now compare that to the present day, it’s 2022...
Don’t Look Up: or, just don’t watch.
Don’t Look Up is the most recent hit from Netflix and is the newest film from Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman) also having written, produced and directed the sci-fi comedy. IMDb describes the film to be “Two low-level astronomers [must] go on a giant media tour...
Do TV And Movies Have The Responsibility To Make Content More Diverse?
Diversity can be defined as a variety of different groups within our society. Diversity can include Age, Ethnicity, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Gender, Economics etc. Diversity Representation in TV and Film is very important in our society. Even though...
How to Use Traditional Media to Destress Your Life In 650 Words or Less
Imagine this: you have just sat down in front of the TV with your dinner, and you’re searching through Netflix, but you can’t seem to find anything you want to watch – and now, your food is cold. Traditional media such as radio and TV used to be a regular part of most...
The rise and rise of british tv
Following last weekend’s shock ending to the Line of Duty, media platforms have been buzzing all week with the brouhaha from disappointed viewers, voicing their opinions. But by my reckoning it’s obvious with 13 million viewers, you will never be able to please them...
Young Peruvian bear usurps media mogul
Three days before its 80th Anniversary on May 1st, ‘Citizen Kane’ has been toppled by ‘Paddington 2’ after being dethroned of its status on Rotten Tomatoes ‘100 Club’ following the addition of a review published in The Chicago...
Kevin Hart agrees to play Roland in upcoming Borderlands movie
American comedian Kevin Hart has agreed to play the role of Roland in the upcoming film adaptation of the popular RPG/looter-shooter, after long negotiations. The news was revealed on the official Borderlands Facebook account, with the company behind the popular...
The Grand Tour takes Madagascar
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have yet another special arriving on Amazon Prime, this time hunting pirate treasure in Madagascar. ‘The Grand Tour presents: A Massive Hunt’ is set to drop on the...
‘Every performance is an adventure with this group’ – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) Review
Over the years, Will Ferrell has become rather well known for starring in some rather out there comedies. What else can we say other than he plays crazy well. He delights in bringing these outlandish colourful characters to life and has often brought his own writing...
‘I have to sing’ – Coco (2017) Review
Disney is best known for making films for children, and they are very good at it, but over the recent years, they have become better and better at creating films that not only entertain children but teach important mature lessons to them. In 2017, Disney and Pixar...
Adam Sandler’s Hubie Halloween becomes another hit for Netflix.
Sandler’s seasonal comedy “Hubie Halloween” has proved to be a hit. The quirky comedy where Adam plays a simple and kind hearted do-gooder, who finds himself ridiculed for being the everyday hero every town needs. Hubie Halloween follows on from the Oscar nominated...
