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First Viewing Viewing Date: February 27th Via: Stan. Plot: A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human. Rating: 5.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 26th Via: Stan. Plot: As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family. Rating: 6.1/10 You can read my review here

Viewed: Season 2

So this took me... a long time to get through. The longest of any of the Netflix Marvel shows so far. Why? Because my enthusiasm in these shows dampened when it became clear they were being promptly killed off, I knew there was no season three coming, and the show didn't engage me as much as I wished it would. There are certainly strengths to The Punisher's second season in spades, from the more frequent action (Frank dishes out some punishing in pretty much every episode) to the great cast (Jon Bernthal is a terrific Frank Castle) and strong production values. However, the 13-episode format has passed its use-by date, and the excessive subplots with secondary characters are out of control this season. Billy Russo/Jigsaw is also a missed opportunity, as he's not given enough of a chance to be outright evil and his face is barely scarred from the injuries sustained in the Season 1 finale. I much prefer the portrayal of Jigsaw in 2008's Punisher: War Zone. I mean, embracing the comic book-ness of it all, with a touch of campiness, is not a bad idea, and the insistence on making this version of The Punisher completely serious and realistic has its drawbacks. I'd also prefer more of a serialised series for Frank Castle, with the occasional two-part episodes - I think that would serve the character better. I'm looking forward to seeing the Marvel format on Disney+, as I'm sure there'll be less filler.

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 25th Via: Stan. Plot: Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind. Rating: 6.7/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 24th Via: Stan. Plot: Doctors Herbert West and Dan Cain discover the secret to creating human life and proceed to create a perfect woman from dead tissue. Rating: 6.3/10 You can read my review here

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