Amazon Prime’s new series The Wilds (filmed outside of Auckland at the same time I was there!) premiered last Thursday and, within a week, I have already crushed all 10 episodes. The story focuses around eight teenage girls – from “wildly” different backgrounds – who are deserted on a remote island when their plane crashes …
By now you’ve likely crushed The Crown, played your way through The Queen’s Gambit, and are now making your way through The Mandalorian at hyperspeed, so I’ll stick to some recommended shows and movies that might not yet be on your radar just yet. Here are a few that I’ve enjoyed lately: Happiest Season When …
The Queen’s Gambit is a cerebral drama rarely seen on TV. Good acting, rich sets, and lavish costuming (including a handful of dreadful haircuts) prevail throughout this well-produced show. Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the story follows a prodigy girl – Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) – in the 1960s who is …
Hello, and welcome to October’s round-up of TV and movies to watch. I would like to tell you that Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor is on this list, but unfortunately, I am a total wuss (who force quit Stranger Things when the walls bent out on Winona), so I can’t watch. However, I’ve been …
One of the greatest Internet finds for me in 2020 has been the podcast Song Exploder, which features insightful discussions with artists and producers/collaborators about how they made their hit songs. Now, they’ve made Song Exploder into a show on Netflix, with four episodes showing the making of four hit songs from Alicia Keys, R.E.M., …
Here are a few new artists, TV shows, and movies to check-out and bat away the crushing boredom *ahem*…well-adjusted life you are living. Television Away “Please don’t ruin space for me.” – me before starting any space-related TV show or movie. But, thankfully, this new Netflix show did not. Led by Hilary Swank, and a …
Here are a handful of fresh finds to put on your playlists! Rising Phoenix I freaking love the Olympics. I remember watching Donovan Bailey win the gold medal in Atlanta with my fingers and toes crossed (and believing the “luck” that my tiny, coiled form had conjured played a small part) and have been obsessed …
Scouring through TV has been a huge self-coping mechanism during COVID (and let’s be real – my ? ENTIRE ? DAMN ? LIFE.) I’ve recently discovered some new shows, and uncovered some old ones. Here are a handful that I’ve enjoyed. Venture forth and let the LED light consume you! The Speed Cubers This 40-minute …
I’ve spent a sizeable portion of this “lockdown” both delving back into old TV favourites and discovering a few new shows. Here are few that I’ve enjoyed over the last little while: Homeland The final season of the show is as engaging as ever, and follows the brilliant, but often not-believed, CIA operative Carrie Mathison. The …