- Season 2 of The Agency Is Essential Viewing
By rights The Agency on Paramount+ should not have a second season. That opening salvo in 2024 was a densely plotted and often ponderous piece of contemporary espionage that lacked momentum. Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, best known for writing Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow, might have laid solid foundations in that first season, but too …Continue reading “Season 2 of The Agency Is Essential Viewing”
- The Running Man Hits Home Entertainment Head On
Edgar Wright might not be the first director who screams Running Man reboot, but at home on 4k he really sticks the landing. Stripped of the Lycra body suit business that made Arnold Schwarzenegger iconic, this adaptation benefits from having Glen Powell front and centre. With a formidable work ethic and charisma to spare, Powell slips into the skin of Ben Richards with ease. Delivering grit, gags, and action chops in abundance alongside some …Continue reading “The Running Man Hits Home Entertainment Head On”
- Barron’s Cove Is an Underrated Slow Burn Thriller That Pulls No Punches
Barron’s Cove is a deceptive murder mystery that quickly morphs into an intriguing character study. One that takes a deep dive into the human condition courtesy of Tulsa King alumni Garrett Hedlund, showcasing an untapped potential audiences might have missed. Over 20 years after his breakout role in Four Brothers, and with Tron Legacy a distant memory, Cabel comes out of the shadows. Granting Hedlund access …Continue reading “Barron’s Cove Is an Underrated Slow Burn Thriller That Pulls No Punches”
- Sexy Beast Is a Gangland Prequel That Desperately Tries to Measure Up
Writer-director Jonathan Glazer is all about awkward conversations, whether they explore re-incarnation in Birth, personal identity through alien infiltration for Under the Skin, or Nazi occupation during World War II through the eyes of a family living with genocide in Zone of Interest, Glazer has always carved his own furrow. Even when it came down …Continue reading “Sexy Beast Is a Gangland Prequel That Desperately Tries to Measure Up”
- Strange New Worlds Season 2 Kicks It up a Notch on 4K, Blu-Ray, and DVD
Image via Paramount+ Strange New Worlds literally bursts onto 4k, Blu-ray, and DVD in December upping the ante, expanding the playing field, and welcoming back Spock (Ethan Peck), Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), and Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn) to media libraries everywhere in a sophomore season that swings for the fences. After a barnstorming …Continue reading “Strange New Worlds Season 2 Kicks It up a Notch on 4K, Blu-Ray, and DVD”
- This Resurrection Reboot of Frasier Lacks Risk
Image via Paramount+ Putting aside those tossed salads and scrambled eggs, the original Frasier remains a spin-off series of substance with an Emmy haul well into double digits that ran for 11 seasons, turning Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) David Hyde-White (Niles), and Jane Leeves (Daphne) into household names. From his humble beginnings in that Boston bar …Continue reading “This Resurrection Reboot of Frasier Lacks Risk”
- Special Ops: Lioness review: Taylor Sheridan’s latest Paramount+ series gets off to a strong start
The Sicario writer returns to familiar territory for his latest TV thriller. New Paramount+ series Special Ops: Lioness opens in Syria on a forward area, baked solid by the unforgiving sun, populated by American operatives. With tensions hanging on a hair trigger and bone-dry dust clouds obscuring visibility, Joe (Zoe Saldaña) is forced to make … - Review: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ makes a staggering debut in its opening season
Boldly going where countless other have gone before, season one of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds hits digital download, DVD, Blu-ray steel book and 4k from May 15th. Having made quite the splash when it hit Paramount+ last year, this new incarnation comes fresh from the creative team behind The Man Who Fell to Earth, … - Review: Kiefer Sutherland emerges from the ‘Rabbit Hole’ to get back into the espionage business
Audiences get to see how deep the Rabbit Hole goes on Mar. 26, when Kiefer Sutherland returns to the espionage genre as John Weir, an off the radar undercover operative who runs an elite team of specialists dealing in counterintelligence. Not only dealing with government agencies and tech firm takeovers, but manipulating information in their … - ‘Let the Right One In’ TV adaptation proves worthy of its source material
Eternal youth comes with compromises when a need to feed can clash with the desire for friends and family. Let the Right One In deals with just such a conundrum when it launches on Paramount+ from 8 October. Read more at: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/let-the-right-one-tv-adaptation-source-material-review-230141770.html - ‘American Gigolo’ review: Jon Bernthal shines in classy adult drama
With crime drama American Gigolo (streaming on Paramount+ from 10 September) debates around masculinity, gender identity and sexual desire are given a contemporary twist. Read more at: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/american-gigolo-review-jon-bernthal-shines-classy-adult-drama-095319337.html - ‘The Thing About Pam’: Renee Zellweger makes true crime murder mystery compulsive viewing
The Thing About Pam, which hits Paramount+ from 21 July, is a real-life slice of small-town Americana, drenched in murder most horrid. Based on an NBC podcast of the same name, this murder mystery hinges on Renee Zellweger and her portrayal of Pam Hupp – a close friend, personal confidant and caregiver to the murder victim Betsy Faria (Katy … - We Got This Covered – Review: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ is a bold addition to the sci-fi franchise
This bold addition to the ‘Star Trek’ legacy is riveting stuff. The measure of any entry in the Star Trek franchise should come down to self-sufficiency. An ability to stand alone, despite the weight of a film and television legacy which goes back decades. With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which launches on Paramount Plus May 5th, …