Streaming was seen to be a game changer for the entertainment industry. It was meant to usher in a new era where most content would be available online and make cinemas and physical media obsolete. This bright future has not come to pass and now we are starting to see signs of the streaming crunch. […]
Tag: Channel 4
Mog’s Christmas Review
Channel 4 has developed a tradition of adapting popular children’s books into animated specials for Christmas. 2023 sees the second book in Judith Kerr’s Mog series getting this treatment. Mog is a dim and forgetful cat that the Thomas family owns. Her peaceful life gets disturbed by a strange tradition the humans celebrate. This includes putting […]
Derry Girls – The Agreement Review
Derry Girls has come to an end with an hour-long special. Whilst it’s sad for fans of the series, at least Derry Girls went out on a high.It has been a year since the events of “Halloween.” Erin and Orla are about to celebrate their 18th Birthday. This coincides with the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. […]
Derry Girls – Halloween Review
It is the end of an era: Derry Girls is coming to an end with “Halloween” acting as the last typical episode before the hour-long special. Fatboy Slim is set to perform a gig at Derry’s Halloween Festival. It’s the hottest event in town and the gang is desperate for tickets. There’s an extra incentive for […]
Derry Girls – The Reunion Review
As Derry Girls gets closer to its conclusions the Ma’ams get a spotlight episode with “The Reunion.” It’s the 20 Year Reunion for the students of Our Lady Immaculate College. This includes the parents of the Derry Girls. This marks the first time they face Janette Joyce nee O’Shea (Justine Mitchell) a former friend who now looks down […]
Derry Girls – The Haunting Review
Derry Girls enters into horror territory with the fourth episode of the third season. Sister Michael finds out her aunt has passed away and lumbers the gang with the task of clearing her aunt’s house for the wake. Michelle sees the task as an opportunity because the gang would get to be in an adult-free house […]
Derry Girls – The Affair Review
After a disappointing opening episode to Season Three, Derry Girls returns to form with an episode about a Children in Need, ‘90s pop, and a mid-life crisis. Children in Need fever has struck the school and the students and faculty are looking for ways to fundraise. Father Peter (Art Campion) sets up a Stars in Their Eyes style singing competition and the winner […]
Derry Girls – The Night Before Review
The Derry Girls are back for one final season. The new season sees the girls (and the Wee English Fella) deal with exam result stress in an extreme manner. It’s the night before the gang gets their GCSE results. Claire is panicking because she fears the rest of the gang has failed, so she would […]
Screw Episode Six Review
Screw has reached it finale with the series entering into dark territory due to Episode Five’s cliffhanger. Toby has been shot, forcing C-Wing into lockdown and the police have come in to investigate. Leigh’s a suspect because Toby had discovered her secret, and Rose suffers from guilt because she was the one who had smuggled in […]
Screw Episode Four Review
Screw shows massive changes within C-Wing as things heat up for Leigh and Rose. Leigh has finally received her promotion, but it comes at a time of crisis. Drugs have been smuggled into the prison and violence has increased. Leigh’s solution is a radical one, a drugs amnesty, and if the prisoners behave they get to […]