Back in March 2021, one year on from the onset of Covid, yet still deep into lockdown, the opening move of Marvel's phase 4 graced our screens for 9 very interesting episodes. There had been some cryptic teasers around since before Christmas, hinting at the show being some sort of 50s sitcom pastiche. The why … Continue reading WandaVision
As I have already stated in my review of season one of The Boys, it is a show that I have found compelling to watch without actually liking or thinking it is necessarily very good. The premise was intriguing, and threw up some pretty interesting dramatic conflicts in the first season. But it was obvious … Continue reading The Boys: Season 2
I came to this gloriously colourful, energetic and super smart comic book adaptation in August (when Netflix advertised season 2), at a time of lockdown where I really needed something cheerful and fun to keep me going. It worked so well I watched both full seasons twice over, back to back, and key episodes 3 … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy
Never meet your heroes is the succinct tag line of this Amazon original series, dealing with the notion that all superheroes are morally good... but what if they weren't...? Filmed in Canada, and starring New Zealand actors Karl Urban and American Gothic's Antony Starr, this violent and very adult take on the costumed hero mythology … Continue reading The Boys
The Wasteland 