Steven Spielberg has a way of generating headlines. History’s most successful director, with a career spanning more than five decades, he has been widely praised as one of Hollywood’s most prescient and pioneering visionaries. His criticism last month of streaming giant Netflix, coupled with his newly announced collaboration with Netflix competitor Apple TV+, are sure…
Returning to our screens with little or no kerfuffle (as Karl Pilkington would say) Gervais’ new vehicle After Life deals with the fallout of grief. After the death of his wife through breast cancer, Tony has nothing to lose but his life. And gladly would, were it not for his gorgeous dog. So! What to…
Since this is the first “For the Horde” review, I need to introduce myself. I’m mommy, geek and writer, in that order. I recently watched several series that were marketed to children, only to find they were laced with sexual innuendo and things, I’d rather my horde not see at their ages. The other things…
Each of us has harboured a desire to go back and rewrite the past at some point. From bad arguments to bad decisions and fender benders, sometimes life deals a blow. One that could be dodged if you were forewarned, right? Perhaps this is why we have such fixations on this type of fiction. Time…
With spring just around the corner, TV addicts still have plenty of indoor time left to catch up on scheduled programming. March offers a variety of exciting content, and when you’re not taking in sports media (but really, who likes sports?), flip on over to your trusty Netflix app. If March tells us, “Beware the…
On the other side, now, having spent the weekend effectively binge-ing the whole of The Umbrella Academy, season one, I briefly considered letting myself off the episodic hook and writing an overview of the season as a whole. But that ultimately seemed like the coward’s way out and this is no country for the timid….
Co-directed by Rashida Jones and Alan Hicks, and winner, just last week, of the Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Quincy (released by Netflix in September of 2018) is a documentary about the extraordinary life of Quincy Jones, a man whose amazing artistic career spans seven decades in music, film, TV, and even printed media. The…
My goths! My nerds! And especially those of you who fall into that sweet, soft section of the Venn diagram where the two overlap, rejoice, The Umbrella Academy is here, and it is as delightfully loopy and bonkers as we all hoped it would be. In a landscape where it is no more incisive than…
At the beginning of the second episode of Titans, we are introduced to a crime-fighting couple – Hawk and Dove aka Hank and Dawn when they are not out fighting crime. Hawk is played by Alan Ritchson, and we have Minka Kelly in the role of Dove. Our introduction to them finds Hawk in quite…
It has been a month since the Netflix release of Sex Education, a show dedicated to discussing all things sexually awkward. The flood of discussions, reviews, memes, and hashtags arising tell many stories. People are in love and it is not hard to see why. The show celebrates difference in sexuality, otherness, and knowing yourself….
The DC Universe has expanded to a live action version of their famous Teen Titans, whom most people are familiar with from the original cartoon version. The show aired on Netflix early January 2019 after being very hyped up. The live action version has adopted characters from the cartoon version. These characters are Robin, Raven,…
Anyone else in awe we’re already a month into 2019? Where does the time go? Oh, yeah. Now I remember. All the movies, TV shows, original content, photo apps and just about every other technological distraction capitalism blessed us with. Who can blame us for loving it though? Netflix and chill, baby. Netflix and chill. Here’s…
All the important geek news from this week rounded up in one place. Is Josh Gad (who voices Olaf) going to play Penguin? He keeps dropping hints. –Comicbook.com The Spider-man: Far From Home trailer is here: Watch the #SpiderManFarFromHome teaser trailer now. 7.5.19 ?️ pic.twitter.com/KTTre9TAvI — Spider-Man (@SpiderManMovie) January 15, 2019 Jason Reitman is making a…
If your New Year’s resolution for the what-will-be phenomenal year of 2019 is “watch less television,” then this post is not for you! Netflix’s 2019 haul offers a veritable gauntlet of excellent content and sufficient time-wasters. If your resolution is to get to the gym more often, download the app and stream while getting…
You’ve moved from the United States to Paris, France. You want to immerse yourself in the language and the culture of this beautiful country. You start with a croissant at a local café (far superior to the ones Dunkin’ Donuts sell). After a week of visiting the Paris hotspots – the Eiffel tower, the Louvre,…