What to Watch Apr '24 Edition

Interesting concept, not sure it’s that well executed

Watching this, I was left with the feeling that most of the issues that could have been addressed were too hard to have in one conversation. I was also weirded out that this is a commercial enterprise for the women who founded it. Not that it shouldn’t be, I’m just saying that it sat oddly with me.

The women who gather for this dinner are from a variety of walks of life, but the main premise, to tackle the centring of whiteness in conversations around race, is something that you can’t hope to unpack over one dinner. I think if this had been a longer series and the work done over a longer period, perhaps would have ended in more favourable outcomes.

My favourite kind of police drama

A serial police drama, well written and performed by the central characters. This final season was a bit of a tear-jerker. Well worth watching and a fitting finale to a great TV series.

Love this foray into the weird and wonderful Addams Family

I do love an Addams family event, whether a movie or series. Those old enough to remember know that the original series was on TV for quite some time. Of all the recent offerings, I do think Wednesday is the most successful. Totally engaging, the story follows Wednesday, daughter of Gomez and Morticia as she starts student life at their Alma Marta, Nevermore Academy.

Wednesday, having been thrown out of all the normal schools she’d attended must come to grips with a school used to magical beings and a principal that’s not shocked by her gory antics.

A brilliant supporting cast makes this show a winner.

As The New season approaches, it’s sometimes good to revisit previous seasons

If you’ve missed the juggernaut that is Shonda Rimes Bridgerton, where have you been? As we’re about to embark on season three, I thought I’d revisit season two and catch up once more on the antics of the Bridgerton siblings as they navigate the ‘Season’ with the rest of the Ton.

In this season, it is the eldest son Anthony, and the next oldest daughter Eloise who are on the marriage mart. Anthony places himself there with the view of finding a suitable wife to be the next vicountess, Eloise of course being a girl, has her coming out and must engage the eye of some suitable Lord or Earl with which to marry. Being the rebel she is though, Eloise is less than enthused with the role she must play and laments with her best friend Penelope.

Plot twists arise as we find out that Penelope is holding her own secrets that she must guard with all her cunning.

Yes I watched all eight movies this month, how else would you watch them?

Watching just one Harry Potter movie doesn’t make sense to me. Like The Godfather and Lord of the Rings, you have to just set aside time, once you’ve decided to watch one, you have to watch them all, over a series of days/nights one after the other.

Harry’s journey from novice to master wizard over the 7 years that he attended Hogwarts School of Magic is a great progression from innocent, inquisitive and eager young wizard, learning the ropes of his new world alongside best mates, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, through the troubled teenage mopey years and finally out to a maturing young adult who despite his own insecurities and fears must fight the purveyor of all things evil, Lord Voldemort.

What’s more, (spoiler alert) he must fight the final battle, against mounting obstacles and casualties. How much can Harry take?

Not the usual coming-of-age story

Lady Bird is dying to get away from her life. Her relationship with her mother played by the brilliant Laurie Metcalf, is a difficult one, and she must navigate her way through friendships and school life as she makes her determined plans to get to university away from her boring town of Sacramento.

Does she make it, well watch and see, you could be pleasantly surprised at how different this movie is from the usual offerings in this genre.

I enjoyed it immensely

The Love Story Behind Charlotte and George

This is a great prequel of sorts, telling the story of how Queen Charlotte and King George come together and navigate a rocky start to develop a long-lasting and loving relationship, eventually producing 15 children.

Of course, this is a fictional account of the Queen’s life, but played by India Ria (younger) and Golda Rosheuvel (elder), we get to know and understand the backstory to the Ton, and how people like Lady Danbury (played by Adjoa Andoh and Arsema Thomas) rose to their position of prominence in the Georgian Court.

It’s a great limited series that lays some foundations, thoroughly good to watch