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First Viewing Viewing Date: January 11th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. Rating: 7.3/10

Compelling and powerful drama worth your time

“Arriving mere months after the release of 2016's Patriots Day, Stronger is not just another film solely concerned with the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Indeed, whereas the Peter Berg-directed Patriots Day superbly covered the attack and subsequent nationwide manhunt for the bombers, Stronger trave” read more

Aesthetically inviting, but unremarkably plotted

“An adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel of the same name, 2018's Crazy Rich Asians is more notable for its cultural significance than its story or screenplay. After all, this is a major Hollywood production featuring an ensemble cast almost entirely comprised of Asians, aiming to add an Eas” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 9th Via: Blu-ray Plot: Native New Yorker Rachel Chu travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family. Rating: 5.9/10 You can read my review here

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 8th Via: Netflix Plot: A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective intent on murdering him for the sake of their art, sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem and hilarity. Rating: 6.7/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 5th Via: Stan. Plot: Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments. Rating: 5.1/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 2nd Via: iTunes Store Plot: Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night. Rating: 6.7/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: January 1st Via: iTunes Store Plot: A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a small mistake derails their lives forever. Rating: 7.9/10

Viewed: Season 5

Another year, another new season of BoJack Horseman, which is still one of Netflix's best and most underrated shows. Although it took me longer than usual to binge this season (due to personal reasons), it is every bit as brilliant as what came before it - and the creators still experiment with structure and imagery as they deliver biting entertainment industry satire, replete with laughs and poignancy. Hell, one episode solely revolves around BoJack delivering a speech at his mother's funeral, while another episode is framed around other characters telling a story, but the pièce de résistance is an episode which explores the depths of BoJack's addiction as the line between reality and fantasy is blurred. There's a lot of story here, while the show's satirical targets include disgraced celebs making a comeback, the #MeToo movement, using feminism to boost public support, PR crises, and more. There are numerous belly-laughs to be had, but again BoJack Horseman is an extremely sad show which sticks with you long after viewing, and the fifth season can be especially harrowing in that respect. It's clear that those behind the show really know their stuff, and should continue to explore this character in future seasons as long as their material remains fresh and interesting.