WILD CARDS – Episode 305 – Hot Tub Death Machine (limited spoilers) ⁓ Pretending to be Max’s cousin Cheyenne, Vivienne (Tamara Taylor), invites Cole (Giacomo Gianniotti) to dinner, surprising George (Jason Priestley) and Max (Vanessa Morgan), and making Ricky (Fletcher …
Rosamund Pike (Moiraine Damodred in 24 episodes) is Veronika in NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T the second sequel to Louis Leterrier‘s 2013 movie “Now You See Me“. Three young magicians (played by Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, and Justice …
WILD CARDS – Episode 304 – Dead Weight (speculative recap) ⁓ Ridge Rodgers has been murdered. The nine-time world body-building champion was found dead in his gym. He had been struck on the back of the head with a hex …
ORDINARY GIRL IN A TIARA – directed by Meeshelle Neal – (some spoilers) ⁓ Supernatural forces are never referenced, but this is a fable full of magical things. Caro Cartwright (Katharine King So) is a curator of vintage fashion. She …
LOVELAND (aka “Expired”) – a film by Ivan Sen – (SPOILERS) ⁓ In a version of Hong Kong that hasn’t happened yet, a hitman named Jack (Ryan Kwanten) follows a cop into an alleyway and in exchange for a wad …
FIELD SKETCHES – a film by Carl Bessai – SPOILERS ⁓ Peter (Vincent Gale) is visited by his daughter Molly (June Laporte) who has just graduated university, and they play a variant of Twenty Questions on the drive from the …
Speculative Recap ⁓ On the night of 18 December in the city of Wasau in (fictional) Mountain Bay County, Wisconsin, Journalist May Tao (Katharine King So) is putting together a piece about locals in unusual jobs, and watches Randy (Graeme …
RECIPES FOR LOVE AND MURDER – Season 2 Episodes 5 & 6 – (speculative recap) ⁓ Nurse Christine (Melissa de Vries) writes to Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy) asking for a recipe that will allow her to sleep. She has inherited …
THE KING TIDE – directed by Christian Sparkes – (some spoilers) ⁓ The opening scenes are full of mood and mystery. On an isolated island off the Newfoundland coast, Grace (Lara Jean Chorostecki) has a miscarriage on a stormy night. …
BEACON 23 – Season 2 Episodes 1-3 – SPOILERS ⁓ Aster Calyx (Lena Headey), having been shot by Kier (Marc Menchaca) in the final moments of the first season, lies in a pool of blood. As Halan (Stephan James) tries …
Reality TV writer Klara Sandberg (Hanna Alström) listens to herself pitch new ideas for her show “Milf Hotelle” and is suddenly revolted by her own ideas. She suggests they should be making better television, and, inspired by the cover of …
ADULT ADOPTION – directed by Karen Knox – (some spoilers) ⁓ Rosy (Ellie Moon) works at a bank, and, as the story begins, her boss Susan (Jennifer Wigmore) is retiring. Rosy does not like change and is very fond of …
