Deadpool & Wolverine, the third installment in the Deadpool saga, is out in cinemas and it is everything fans wanted it to be. It’s hilarious, irreverent, comically violent, and ...
As the title suggests, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared promises to delve into the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in 2014. However, this mini-docu series is as much about ...
At the very end of Rufi Thorpe’s fourth novel, her narrator and eponymous protagonist declares, ‘…that’s all art is, in the end. One person trying to get another ...
Deadpool & Wolverine opens this week and is projected to not only be the biggest commercial success of the summer (expected to make over $165 million on opening weekend, which will ...
One squirrel has the caloric equivalent of two pizza slices. Fish-head soup is better with lingonberries. The semi-digested contents of a rabbit’s entrails are nutritious and delicious.
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By Philippa Tracy
Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery? I certainly love a page-turner, a crime novel as well as a good family drama searching for some deeper ...
With Beverly Hills Cop 4 being a huge success for Netflix, it seems the cynics were right: Hollywood is out of ideas. Sequels, reboots, remakes and spin-offs are all the craze, ...
In the early 1990s, Italy was rocked by a sweeping judicial campaign aimed at cleaning up the pervasive corruption within its political system. The period, known as Tangentopoli or Bribesville, ...
The dual narrative juxtaposes a troubled teen suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder and an elderly woman sliding inexorably into full-blown dementia. They both hear ‘voices’: Cat’s include telling him ...
In the past villains used to be two-dimensional, with no depth, and mostly cartoonishly evil. Bad for the sake of being bad. But modern writers understand that villains need to ...
Overshadowed by Papakaliatis’ Maestro, there is another Greek series on Netflix that is worth the watch. A second renowned and beloved Greek screenwriter has managed to get his show on ...
By Regan Lipes
While there have been popular TV shows featuring Jewish families or characters in recent years, gone are the Seinfeld days of benign Jewish cultural references mixed in ...
There are books that leave a few lines imprinted upon you when you’re done. I’ve already annoyed the unfortunate souls that live with me by my constant repetition ...
The last week of the month is traditionally a time for a rundown of movies and shows to catch on Netflix in the next month. I never thought that one ...
From the very first episode of Psych, it’s clear that this 2006 American comedy isn’t your standard detective drama.
Psych is less about crimes themselves, and more about the ...
By Philippa Tracy
When my book club chose this book, I was less than enthusiastic. Towels’ 2016 novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, was recently turned into a TV series on Paramount +, ...
Man, Steven Spielberg really messed up sharks for the whole world. Following the success of Jaws, going into the water is never the same experience, as we see monsters hiding ...
Cape Greco. Ayia Napa. Nissi Beach. This British TV series was shot almost entirely in Cyprus!
I can’t honestly say I love Love Rat. But I do very much ...
Can a fast-paced slow-burn be a thing? If it can, then that would be helpful as it’s really the only way I can explain what reading Thomas Grattan’s ...
The 24-year-old YouTube prankster Fidias Panayiotou was all people talked about last week. Surprising everyone – even himself – Fidias was not only elected MEP but also managed one of the biggest ...
I heard I Kissed a Girl was queer, so I jumped right in without needing further explanations or expectations. The premise seemed simple at first: ten young women looking for ...
For eight hours a day (ish), I am a teacher, and so I find myself implicated in an ongoing struggle for direction. It is assumed, and schools and parents do ...
A siren is blaring somewhere in the distance, a high-pitched sound that nobody pays attention to anymore. Twisted metal, shattered glass and debris are all that is left of a ...
I was attracted to Blood of Zeus on Netflix because of the animation, which is very close to an anime style. The cartoon also gives a personality to the ancient ...