Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
PBS
When the character of "Doc Martin" was initially introduced as Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 film Saving Grace, it is highly doubtful that actor Martin Clunes thought he'd be playing the character nearly a quarter century on, let alone that his role would have become
BritBox
When most people think of Cary Grant, they think of iconic movie moments, like his comedic turn as a New England doctor with a tiger with Katherine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby, his fast-talking New York newspaper editor of His Girl Friday, the Mid-Atlantic socialite caught in a love triangle
BBC America
The Planet Earth series has been Sir David Attenborough's crowning achievement of the 21st century, much like Life on Earth was his crowning achievement of the 20th. The BBC naturalist, who has been presenting the wonders of the planet to audiences huddled at home in their living rooms
PBS
When Nicola Walker's lead character, DCI Cassie Stuart, was killed off in Season 4 of Unforgotten, it shocked fans in the U.K. and the U.S. alike. But thankfully, Walker wasn't done being a detective inspector and had already lined up a new fictional precinct
PBS
What is justice? It's a question Unforgotten's first two seasons grappled with heavily, with Season 1 failing to stick the landing by trying to address too many cultural issues at once, while Season 2 focused on the reality that many times, justice isn't going
PBS
It's been a minute since PBS checked into Hotel Portofino, the British drama set on the Italian coast during the 1920s. Themed as a series about the personal awakenings of its main characters, especially Bella Ainsworth (Natascha McElhone), an upper-class woman of a certain age, who leaves the
Netflix
Is it going to be worth it to explain to Americans sitting at home watching Netflix what the heck a digestive biscuit is just for a gag where Paul Hollywood pretends to need expensive dental work? I vote yes, personally. Now *this* is the improvement I was looking for in
Disney/Hulu
Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, from 1837-1839. The story was an immediate hit and turned into a "burletta" upon completion. The first film adaptation was made in 1909; there have been over two dozen on-screen versions since, not counting the famous
Netflix
Thus far, one might consider Netflix's purchase of the Roald Dahl universe wholesale in 2021 as a success. The first film, Matilda The Musical, though not originally commissioned as part of that deal, was a massive hit, even if it was not an awards winner. The second release,
BBC
Sacha Dhawan recently hinted that The Master isn’t done with The Doctor in Doctor Who, and though he’s not going to be around for the 60th anniversary, fans shouldn’t count the character out. However, the chances of Dhawan returning to the series have become rather slim as
Acorn TV
Acorn TV's latest mystery, the delightful BBC 4 audio drama turned TV series Mrs. Sidhu Investigates, concludes just in time for Canadian Thanksgiving, a proper end for a show about a caterer who goes around feeding everyone as she solves the crimes at hand. The series, conceived by
Apple TV
When Telly Visions initially reported on Argylle in June 2023, we noted Apple TV+'s forthcoming film, billed as a James Bond-like thriller, was "based on the debut novel by Elly Conway," a book, we should note, which was not actually on bookshelves, or available for preorder