24 February
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THE LAST OF US Created by: Craig Mazin, Neil DruckmannStarring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, Melanie Lynskey, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Woodard Not many of us have “appointment viewing” shows anymore, but The Last of Us is the latest series to grab audiences and demand you watch new episodes as they air every Sunday on HBO. The series is based on the video game of the same name from Naughty Dog Productions and is created for TV by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic 2023, twenty years after a fungal infection stemming from theRead More →

21 April
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THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT Director: Tom GormicanStarring: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, Lily Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris Say what you will about Nicolas Cage and the trajectory of his career, but he has the role of a lifetime as Nick Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. The Oscar winning actor has been through it all in his career from massive blockbuster action films (The Rock) to comedies (Raising Arizona) to smaller, obscure indie films (Mandy). The character of Nick Cage thinks he’s found the defining role of his career only to find out he didn’t getRead More →

01 April
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THE BUBBLE Director: Judd ApatowStarring: Karen Gillan, Fred Armisen, Leslie Mann, David Duchovny, Iris Apatow, Keegan-Michael Key, Pedro Pascal, Kate McKinnon, Maria Bakalova By now we’ve seen a few movies and TV shows deal with the pandemic. Writer/director Judd Apatow is adding his take on filming a movie during COVID with The Bubble. Apatow has gathered an all-star cast for his latest comedy. We learn that the 23rd biggest action franchise of all time is set to start filming their latest entry, Cliff Beasts 6, during the pandemic as everything is shut down. Karen Gillan stars as Carol Cobb who arrives on set, and likeRead More →

15 December
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WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director: Patty JenkinsStarring: Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielson Trust me when I tell you that director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot rule the DC Extended Universe. Their latest, Wonder Woman 1984, will be in theaters and will be streaming on HBO Max on Christmas. In the first film, we saw Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman fall in love with Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor during the first world war. Flash forward to 1984, and Diana now works for the Smithsonian by day while mourning the loss of her great love. Her newest colleague Barbara Minerva, playedRead More →

16 November
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THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 & LEGO STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Star Wars fans should be rejoicing as The Mandalorian Season 2 and LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special are now available on Disney+ Star Wars television series like Rebels and Clone Wars didn’t quite have the wide spread universal appeal like the movies. That all changed once The Mandalorian came around and Baby Yoda took the world by storm. Season 2 is here and proves its staying power and strength and reminds us this wasn’t just a one season gimmick. Pedro Pascal is back as the title character. He’s a no nonsense bounty hunter who followsRead More →

21 September
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KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Elton John, Pedro Pascal, Edward Holcroft Kingsman: The Secret Service felt like fresh take on the spy genre. It’s release in 2014 was a surprisingly big success, so naturally a sequel was greenlit. The death of his former mentor Harry (Firth) has been a huge blow for Eggsy (Egerton). He’s trying to work his way up as a member of the Kingsman secret spy organization only to be faced with another huge setback for the organization. This time it’s at the hands ofRead More →