Danielle T. Murray

It felt natural to have Maddy’s cold opening next, especially after what happened to her in the previous episode. While we do discover what life has been like for her growing up as well as getting more of an insight into her, we also get inside her head for some of the events that we’ve seen so far this season, giving us yet another angle.

In this particular episode, things go from bad to worse for Maddy. Due to a series of events, the school find out about the bruises on her neck and suspicion leans towards Nate. While she is determined that they love each other, that she’s doesn’t want ...

This episode takes another step forward in figuring out how to take down the Lady. While they do have their successes, there are a lot of disruptions throughout. It was well paced and the overall structure of the episode was well done and easy to follow but it does have me wondering what the next two episodes are going to be like. So far, I’ve appreciated the pace that’s been set for season 5 but everything is coming to a close and I’m anxious to see how it’ll all fit in. At this point, there’s a lot of different pieces and they haven’t all come together yet...

Not too long ago, I decided to sit down and watch Mad Men for the first time. I know, I know, I'm incredibly late to the game; but I've now finally seen it and I'll admit, I get the hype. Don't get me wrong, the show is far from perfect (it definitely has its flaws) but there are so many shining moments throughout.

While all seven seasons are definitely worth checking out, I thought I would put together a list of the 10 best episodes. These really stood out amongst the others and in various ways, helped to highlight the show's strengths ...

So this episode was way more intense than I was expecting it to be. I had heard a lot about the carnival scenes – mostly positive – so I was really looking forward to it but I was not expecting for it to be as captivating as it was. To say I was sitting on the edge of my seat, eager to see what happened next, is an understatement. But before we get to carnival, let’s talk about the cold opening because it does connect.

Episode four starts with Jules. Although we’ve spent a decent amount of time with her in the first three episodes, she’s still been a bit of a mystery. To an extent, she...

The cold opening for episode three revolves around Kat which, considering the things she went through in the previous episode, isn’t a total surprise. There’s an obvious routine when it comes to the cold openings. Firstly, they’re told to us by Rue. This really just adds to the idea that she is the primary main character because we see a lot of her story and while everyone does get a decent amount of focus, their stories feature Rue doing a voiceover. Secondly, we usually dive back to when the character (aka the subject of the cold opening) is relatively young and is experiencing a specific...

[Header Image: Johanna Colón as Kat Hernandez | HBO]
The cold opening for episode three revolves around Kat which, considering the things she went through in the previous episode, isn’t a total surprise. There’s an obvious routine when it comes to the cold openings. Firstly, they’re told to us by Rue. This really just adds to the idea that she is the primary main character because we see a lot of her story and while everyone does get a decent amount of focus, their stories feature Rue doing a...

I finished this episode a few moments ago and I’m still reeling from it. It managed to put me on the edge of my seat, make me laugh out loud, and cry. There are so many great qualities to Killjoys and this episode managed to highlight them all. In fact, this entire season has been fantastic at doing that and it’s been such a relief. This is honestly such an amazing show and it’s wonderful to see that things haven’t changed in its final season. There’s only three episodes left so I’ve got everything crossed it’ll continue and we’ll get a deserving ending...

In August, Brockhampton’s new album Ginger finally dropped. It’s their fifth album and has twelve tracks with music videos for four of those coming out on the lead up to the album’s release. Not only hearing but being able to see I Been Born Again, If You Pray Right, Boy Bye, and No Halo was really the perfect build-up. Each of those songs is fantastic and not only was it a glimpse into how Ginger sounds but also the aesthetic and vibe that would be expected of their music videos which are often just as iconic as the songs themselves.

This album is somehow entirely different to anything....

The cold opening for this episode follows Nate with a closer look at Cal as well. It’s really no surprise that things are so messed up there but oh boy. Something I appreciated was that when things started to get really dark with Nate during this episode, his actions were never excused. Instead, his past simply offers up an explanation for why he decides to react the way he does.

As well as delving into his past, we see him confront Tyler (Lukas Gage) who he violently attacks. We know that Tyler hasn’t actually done anything wrong but Nate genuinely believes he raped Maddy (Alexa Demie)...

Ever since it first aired, it seems like Euphoria has been all over every social media that I use. Pretty much everything I heard about it was positive and if anyone didn’t like it, it seemed to be because the show just wasn’t their thing and not because it was bad. While Euphoria did peak my interest almost instantly, unfortunately, due to time and a long list of other shows to watch, I had to put this one on the back burner until now. Finally sitting down to start it, I completely understand why it’s so loved and highly praised...

The closer we get to the end of this final season the more emotional I get. We’re more than halfway through at this point so I’m pretty confident that every review is probably going to involve me gushing over how good Killjoys is because every episode so far in season five has been satisfying to some degree. This one was no different.

Last week, the prison ship was taken over by some of the inmates, Aneela finally returned to us, and Gared was approached by Khlyen and we pick up all of those things in this episode...

We are officially at the halfway mark of this season and I’ll admit, I am holding my breath a little bit. So far, this final season has been really wonderful. It’s managed to give me a lot of great things but it is also still stressing me out. There’s so much that needs to be dealt with before the end of the season and I know that will be in some way, shape, or form but waiting for it is the hard part.

Take Johnny and Dutch, for example. Their friendship is so important and beautifully shown throughout the entirety of Killjoys. I even said in my review for last week’s episode that...

A while back I created a list on letterboxd of my favourite directorial debuts. The only requirement I had, is that the movie had to be the director’s first feature-length movie and over time, as I’ve been compiling the list together, I realised how many movies there were that really grasped my attention.

I have chosen five of them to recommend to you, however, there are also three honourary mentions as an added bonus. There will be a little plot description as well as my spoiler-free opinion with each movie. All of these stood out to me in some way, shape, or form so I hope they do for...

Strangely enough, I actually grew up with Charlie Chaplin in my life to some degree but I never really paid that much attention to his work. In my review for Seventh Heaven, I mentioned wanting to watch as many Academy Award nominated movies as possible which is how I found myself watching The Circus.

For anyone unaware, it is a silent film that follows a tramp (Charlie Chaplin) who finds work at the circus where he meets and falls in love with the circus owner’s daughter (Merna Kennedy). The Circus was nominated for best picture, best director, best actor, and best writing at the first...

For anyone who doesn’t know, Seventh Heaven is a silent film that follows a sewer worker, Chico (Charles Farrell) who saves young woman, Diane (Janet Gaynor), and the pair fall in love before war eventually intervenes. It sounds like such a simple premiss, right? It is but as I said before, I’m so incredibly happy that I came across this movie because it is genuinely so good.

I’ll admit, this one was a total surprise! While looking into what movies were nominated in the first Academy Awards, I saw that people were saying great things about this one but I really didn’t expect to enjoy it as...