Streaming review: “Black Bird” (2018)

"Bird Box " (2018)  Sci-Fi/Horror Running Time: 124 minutes Written by: Eric Heisserer Directed by: Susanne Bier Featuring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, BD Wong, Sarah Paulson and John Malkovich Gary:"Open your eyes, it's so beautiful." This week Netflix has released the horror movie adaptation of the genre novel "Bird Box" (2018) onto its service, which on …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos” (Episode 10, Season 11)

"Doctor Who - The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" (Episode 10, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill The Doctor: "Don't quote my own rules back at me!"  This weeks episode "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" marks the final one of the eleventh season of …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – It takes you away” (Episode 9, Season 11)

Television review: "Doctor Who - It takes you away" (Episode 9, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill Ryan: "Come on Grandad"  This weeks episode "It takes you away" marks one the penultimate episode of the eleventh season of "Doctor Who" (1963 - present) which has …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – The Witchfinders” (Episode 8, Season 11)

Television review: "Doctor Who - The Witchfinders" (Episode 8, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill The Doctor:"I am the Witchfinders.... assistant?"  This weeks episode "The Witchfinders" marks one of the final episodes of the eleventh season of "Doctor Who" (1963 - present) which has …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – Kerblam!” (Episode 7, Season 11)

Television review: "Doctor Who - Kerblam!"" (Episode 7, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Lee Mack, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Mandip Gill Judy Maddox:"Welcome to Kerblam!"  This weeks episode "Kerblam!" marks the voyage into the last half of the eleventh season of "Doctor Who" (1963 - present) which has …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – Demons of the Punjab” (Episode 6, Season 11)

Television review: "Doctor Who - Demons of the Punjab" (Episode 6, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill Graham O'Brien: "I am never, ever, getting spit from an ox ever again no matter how much you need it!" Ryan Sinclair: "The ox took a bit of a …

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Streaming review: “Impulse – Season One” (2018)

"Impulse – Season One" (2018) Sci-Fi/Action/Drama Episodes: 10 episodes Developed by: Jeffrey Lieber based on 'Impulse' by Steven Gould Featuring: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold, Tanner Stine, Keegan-Michael Key, Missi Pyle Clay Boone: "What's your deal? Like, why are you always alone?" Henrietta 'Henry' Coles: "I like being alone." Clay Boone: "No one …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – The Tsuranga Conundrum” (Episode 5, Season 11)

Television review: "Doctor Who - The Tsuranga Conundrum" (Episode 5, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill The Doctor: "Its a hospital" This weeks episode "The Tsuranga Conundrum" marks the halfway point into this eleventh season of "Doctor Who" (1963 - present) which has seen, …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – Arachnids in the U.K.” (Episode 4, Season 11)

Television review: "Doctor Who - Arachnids in the U.K." (Episode 4, Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill The Doctor: "I eat danger for breakfast." [pause] The Doctor: "I don't. I prefer cereal. Or croissants." Into the fourth episode of the eleventh season of "Doctor Who" (1963 …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – Rosa” (Episode 3, Season 11)

"Doctor Who - Rosa" (Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill The Doctor: “Operation Rosa Parks: We have to make sure we keep history in order.” Into the third episode of the eleventh season and its a bit of a flashback to very early 'Who' in …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – The Ghost Monument” (Episode 2, Season 11)

"Doctor Who - The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill Tim Shaw: "Who are you?"  The Doctor:“I was a hologram once… for three weeks! The gossip I picked up!” Well we are now officially underway with the eleventh season …

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Television review: “Doctor Who – The Woman Who Fell to Earth” (Episode 1, Season 11)

"Doctor Who - The Woman Who Fell to Earth" (Season 11) Television/Sci-Fi Ten Episodes Produced by: Chris Chibnall Featuring: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill Tim Shaw: "Who are you?"  The Doctor: "I'm glad you asked that again. Bit of adrenaline, dash of outrage, and a hint of panic knitted my brain back together. …

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Blu-ray review: “Narcos – Season Three” (2015 – present)

“Narcos – Season Three” (2015 - present) Drama, Television Series, Action, Thriller Episodes: 10 Created by: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Chris Brancato Featuring: Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Paulina Gaitan, Juan Murcia Javier Pena: “Sometimes you gotta do bad things to catch bad people.” Yet another excellent Netflix show makes it ways onto Blu-ray …

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Streaming review: “Jack Ryan” (2018)

"Jack Ryan: Season One" (2018) Television/Drama Eight Episodes Created by: Carlton Cuse & Graham Roland based on charaters created by Tom Clancy Featuring: John Krasinski, Abbie Cornish, Wendell Pierce, Ali Suliman, Dina Shihabi, Amir El-Masry Jack Ryan: "I am just an analyst." Reinvention is a word that is as good as any to describe the new series …

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Streaming review: “Black Spot” (Zone Blanche) (2018)

"Black Spot" (Zone Blanche) (2018) Television/Drama Eight Episodes Created & written by: Mathieu Missoffe Directed by: Thierry Poiraud and Julien Despaux Featuring: Suliane Brahim, Hubert Delattre,and Laurent Capelluto Franck Siriani: "Your murder rate is six times the national average!" Some television shows wear their influences out in the open begging to be compared and judged on …

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Streaming review: “Cobra Kai Season One” (2018)

“Cobra Kai Season One” (2018) Television 10 Episodes Produced by: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald Featuring: Ralph Macchio and William Zabka Amanda: "What is going on?" Anthony: "Dad is about to fight this guy." Daniel: "Amanda, just please go inside. This is between me and Sensei Lawrence." Amanda: "Yeah, you two seem to have this pretty …

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Streaming review: “The Alienist” (2018)

“The Alienist” (2018) Drama/Mystery/Television 10 Episodes Produced by: E. Max Frye, Steve Golin, Rosalie Swedlin, Chris Symes, Jakob Verbruggen, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Eric Roth Featuring: Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Brian Geraghty, Robert Ray Wisdom, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Q'orianka Kilcher, Matt Lintz, Dakota Fanning Kreizler[to Sara]: I've made my life's work the study of the human mind. And now …

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Streaming review: “Lost in Space” (2018 – )

“Lost in Space” (2018) Science Fiction 10 Episodes Based on an original idea by: Irwin Allen Developed by: Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless Featuring: Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Ignacio Serricchio, Taylor Russell, Maxwell Jenkins, Parker Posey, Mina Sundwall, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Robot:“Will Robinson… Danger.” “Lost in Space” revolves around an extinction level event caused by a celestial object …

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Streaming review: “Pyewacket” (2018)

“Pyewacket" (2018) Horror Running Time: 87 minutes Written & directed by: Adam MacDonald Featuring:  Laurie Holden, Nicole Muñoz,Chloe Rose and Eric Osborne Author:“Just be careful in what you believe.”   As strange as it may sound Canada has a long tradition in the horror genre, so “Pyewacket” (2018) is just the latest in a long line …

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Television/Streaming review: “The Terror” (2018) – Episodes Four & Five

“The Terror” (2018) Episodes Four & Five Fantasy/Horror 10 Episodes Developed by: David Kajganich Featuring: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis, Ian Hart, Nive Nielsen, Ciarán Hinds “The Terror” is a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to the Arctic, in 1845–1848, to locate the Northwest Passage. Franklin and his crew are plagued by …

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