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First Viewing Viewing Date: February 22nd Via: Cinema Plot: A deactivated female cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is. Rating: 7.6/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 21st Via: Google Play Plot: A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own. Rating: 5.4/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 19th Via: Stan. Plot: A shy teenager falls for someone who transforms into another person every day. Rating: 7.8/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 18th Via: iTunes Store Plot: Two young friends find a magic book that brings a ventriloquist's dummy to life. Rating: 5.3/10

Viewed: Seasons 1-3

Brilliant. Toast of London is contemporary Britcom joy. Matt Berry is good in anything (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace remains a high bar), but this is possibly Berry at his finest, playing the titular lead role and cowriting the show to create something that's riotously funny, creative, quirky and endlessly entertaining. Almost every episode features a quirky musical number, there are frequent visits to a voiceover studio in Soho overseen by a couple of hilarious wind-up merchants who always get to Steven, there are big celebrity appearance (one Series 3 episode is a total corker), and some recognisable actors even play exaggerated versions of themselves (John Nettles has fallen on hard times and here tries to sell woodland creatures he has hunted). Added to this, the show is visually inviting, with the aforementioned musical numbers often including colourful visuals, and each episode moves at an agreeable clip, with the 25-minute running times ensuring a brisk pace with spot-on comic timing. It certainly doesn't linger on any joke for too long like most American sitcoms, as Berry and co-writer Arthur Mathews are never short on content. Three seasons. Eighteen episodes. It's worth the commitment to get through this show. And with a fourth series confirmed, I cannot wait to see more.

A pensive, enjoyable, humorous character study

“2018's The Mule is the latest motion picture undertaking for Clint Eastwood as both director and actor, denoting his first big screen appearance since Trouble with the Curve back in 2012. Eastwood is surely one of the oldest filmmakers to pull off the double duty, yet he still has what it takes on b” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 3rd Via: Cinema Plot: When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. Rating: 8.2/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 29th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be. Rating: 6.2/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 27th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas, in this creepy haunted-house tale. Rating: 6.9/10

Viewed: Seasons 1-11

It takes a lot of effort to binge through the entirety of a long-running sitcom, but after years of hearing it recommended by friends (and after having binged Frasier), I finally got into Cheers. For nine months, Cheers was my comfort show - something to watch when I had a bit of time to kill, or was feeling stressed/overwhelmed/upset and needed to spend time with these characters to unwind. I became so attached to the show and the characters, and it really says something about the quality of Cheers that the lowest rated episode on IMDb holds a still-respectable 6.9/10. I love the quirky ensemble, the witty bantering, the sharp one-liners, and the ongoing gags, such as the Bar Wars episodes or Harry the Hat's appearances. There are plenty of hilarious cold opens, too. The show can even turn deep and emotional at the drop of a hat, and it feels totally organic. Hell, there are some amazing guest stars as well, from the likes of John Cleese (his guest appearance is in my top 5 favourite episodes) to Emma Thompson and Lisa Kudrow, and even Frasier actors John Mahoney and Peri Gilpin. Naturally, not everything about Cheers is perfect. For all the shock about Diane's exit after Season 5, the character undoubtedly outstayed her welcome, becoming shrill and irritating before her (admittedly beautiful) departure. And not every joke lands, which is inevitable for a long-running sitcom like this - I definitely found myself preferring Frasier, which is more consistently laugh-out-loud. It's interesting that the show noticeably "evolves" after every few seasons - after Coach departs (the actor passed away) at the end of Season 3, and Woody comes in, the show feels different. Likewise, after Diane leaves and Kirstie Alley's Rebecca enters the mix, it feels like a whole different show altogether. The series also evolves to show more outside the bar, with additional sets and location filming. Cheers was a pleasure to binge through. Eleven seasons seemed so intimidating, but now it's just not enough.

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 23rd Via: iTunes Store Plot: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers. Rating: 9.1/10

An insult. An affront. A spit in the face.

“The third sequel to 1987's Predator (not counting the indefensible Alien vs. Predator pictures), 2018's The Predator was a promising prospect in theory. After all, this is a big-budget, R-rated continuation of the franchise helmed by Shane Black (who actually starred in the original film), with a sc” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 22nd Via: iTunes Store Plot: A rookie cop's 1st shift alone in the last night of a closing police station turns into a living nightmare. Rating: 7.1/10