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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.

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 31st Via: iTunes Store Plot: Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog. Rating: 8.1/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 31st Via: YouTube Movies Plot: A brilliant billionaire named Carl Durant is experimenting on bull sharks, which soon rebel to cause havoc for a group of scientists. Rating: 1.8/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 28th Via: Blu-ray Plot: Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Rating: 7.9/10 You can read my review here

First Viewing Viewing Date: December 26th Via: Cinema Plot: A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Rating: 5.0/10

Disposable, formulaic and flavourless reboot

“2018's Tomb Raider represents the second attempt to adapt the long-running video game series of the same name into a big-screen blockbuster franchise, fifteen years after the first cinematic incarnation (starring Angelina Jolie) petered out after a mere two instalments. This reboot takes its cues pr” read more