Road to Woodsboro: You Must Watch…Scream (TV Series)

by Sarah Cook When people talk about the Scream franchise, they often forget about the television series. There’s a lot of reasons why: the tiresome nostalgia aspect of revisiting material done better in the movies, eking out a slasher whodunit over several episodes, and, ultimately, changing the mask from this: to this: Yikes. Anyway, the Scream television series is often neglected and probably has been … Continue reading Road to Woodsboro: You Must Watch…Scream (TV Series)

You Must Watch…Hakweye

by Chris Connor Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton/Hawkeye has been a fixture in the MCU for a decade featuring in ensemble films like the Avengers franchise and Captain America: Civil War. The character finally gets his own vehicle in the shape of Hawkeye, the latest TV series in the franchise. The series also introduces the character of Kate Bishop who takes up the mantle of Hawkeye … Continue reading You Must Watch…Hakweye

You Must Watch…You

by Sarah Cook If there’s something strange, in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? Not the Quinn-Goldbergs! Because they are probably behind it. That’s right, it is time to say “hello you” again to our favourite dysfunctional family  as series three of You is finally available to watch. The thrilling trashy television show revolving around stalker-murderer Joe Goldberg is the unexpected hit we’ve all somehow … Continue reading You Must Watch…You

You Must Watch…Murder, Mystery & Make-Up

by Sarah Cook True crime has fascinated us for centuries. I guess there is a lot of psychology surrounding the phenomenon. Whether or not it stems from a morbid fascination with murders and their perpetrators or it comes from the spectacle of violence, true crime has been extremely popular. Think of the Victorians who’d rush crime scenes to get their first glimpse of the gore and … Continue reading You Must Watch…Murder, Mystery & Make-Up

Midnight Mass: Mike Flanagan and the horror of blind faith

by Shaurya Chawla [WARNING: contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Midnight Mass] Religion is a powerful thing in our society. Many of us grow up following one, whether it be Christianity, Hinduism, Islam etc., each one bringing forth its own ideas of what a higher power is and its core beliefs that followers should apply to their lives. Many pieces of media have covered this topic in … Continue reading Midnight Mass: Mike Flanagan and the horror of blind faith

You Must Watch…The Defeated

by Giles Gough Historical crime drama The Defeated was released last August on Netflix, making comparatively few ripples in the pop culture pond. But this show generously rewards viewer’s attention. Set in Berlin in 1946, Taylor Kitsch stars as Max, a Brooklyn cop sent to one of the most deprived police precincts in Berlin’s American sector. Tasked with the job of turning this sincere but … Continue reading You Must Watch…The Defeated