06th Jun2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 7×03’ Review

by Rhys Payne

Despite all of the global COVID restrictions that were in place for the majority of last year, we were still treated to eight new iterations of Ru Pauls’s Drag Race. Which averages a new batch of queens every two months and while the queens may be different and the local inspirations do vary from season […]

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31st May2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 7×02’ Review

by Rhys Payne

It has been recorded in previous Drag Race reviews how I believe that a musical challenge on the opening episode is the perfect way to open any season! On regular seasons of Drag Race, these lyric writing challenges give the queens an opportunity to introduce themselves to the audience which is especially important for early […]

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23rd May2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 7×01’ Review

by Rhys Payne

Every time there’s a new season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race there always seems to be a clump of so-called fans who complain that there are too many seasons being produced in close succession to one another. While I understand the over-saturation and cost associated with all the different streaming sites (although for those struggling […]

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12th May2022

‘Heartstopper: Season 1’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Stars: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Olivia Colman, Fisayo Akinade | Based on the novel by Alice Oseman I may be biased as an NQT (nearly qualified teacher of English) but I think that teachers have one of the hardest jobs known to man! Not only […]

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26th Apr2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×16’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I have to admit that I am not usually a big fan of the reunion episodes of Ru Paul’s Drag Race as sometimes they feel as if they are just a filler episode to meet the required episode count. The fact that a whole hour episode was dedicated to looking at things that the audience […]

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18th Apr2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×15’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I have been an avid follower of all things Ru Paul’s Drag Race for many years now, especially the music that goes out of the show. In fact, I have created the ultimate drag race playlist that contains music from some of the most iconic songs to come from Drag Race queens both during and […]

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11th Apr2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×14’ Review

by Rhys Payne

In recent years there has been a sudden rise in popularity of the comedy format known as a roast. There is in fact a whole series on Comedy Central that is solely made up of this structure with one-off specials that have appeared on many different channels over the past couple of years and you […]

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07th Apr2022

‘Is It Cake?’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

After a tough day of teaching, there is nothing I love more than simply shutting off and scrolling through a series of random videos on Facebook, Instagram or Tik Tok. Time seems to fly by in these moments of pure relaxation and before you know it you’ve spent three hours watching someone build an automatic […]

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04th Apr2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×13’ Review

by Rhys Payne

Just over two years ago I and my Aunty decided to plan and French-themed night so I could watch, for the first time, the hit musical Les Miserables. Despite being a massive musical theatre fan, I had never seen the West End’s longest-running production and so my Aunty made it a must that we enjoyed […]

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28th Mar2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×12’ Review

by Rhys Payne

Two long weeks ago we saw one of the worst snatch game performances in Drag Race her-story with only one of the queens doing a good job. This came as a total surprise as everyone online had been talking about how talented this group of queens are! Last week however the cast were given the […]

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21st Mar2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×11’ Review

by Rhys Payne

If you ask any fan of Ru Paul’s Drag Race which is the most iconic challenge the majority of people will say the snatch game. Since its debut on Drag Race season two, viewers eagerly anticipate this challenge every season and cannot wait to see which famous people are impersonated. This challenge is usually a […]

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14th Mar2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×10’ Review

by Rhys Payne

The plethora of drag queens on this season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race are all clearly incredibly talented performers and each week the eliminations are clearly solely based on how well they can perform in each challenge, which makes for a very exciting watch! Each queen has been able to showcase their talents, with each […]

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08th Mar2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×09’ Review

by Rhys Payne

Whatever the creative team working on Ru Paul’s Drag Race have been doing differently these two past weeks they need to keep it up as the last two episodes have been fantastic! The Daytona Wind acting challenge was hilarious (before the childish farting audio added in post) and last week’s sixties girl-group inspired musical challenge […]

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02nd Mar2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World 1×05’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I cannot remember an episode that has been as shocking as last week’s episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World was! The episode started with the return of probably one of the most iconic drag race maxi challenges that has appeared in every season of the show ever since Ru Paul’s Drag […]

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28th Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×08’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I think that the creators of last week’s acting challenge on Ru Paul’s Drag Race deserve a raise for how well both the script itself and the performance went. I think this is one of the best acting challenges we have seen on the show in a very long time! The story of the performance […]

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24th Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World 1×04’ Review

by Rhys Payne

On paper, last week’s episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World seemed like it should be made perfectly for me! Drag performers taking on a lip-sync performance inspired by an iconic musical theatre star which included parodies of Liza Minnelli in Cabaret and Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (which […]

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23rd Feb2022

‘Murderville: Season 1’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

One of the greatest parties I have ever experienced took place just under ten years ago when the youth club I attended at the time organised a murder mystery event. Prior to the evening, every person was given a character pack that contained details of the evening, character information costume ideas, key plot points and […]

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22nd Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×07’ Review

by Rhys Payne

The winner of last weeks episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race was probably one of the most controversial decisions in Drag Race herstory. After the glamazon prime design challenge where the queens had to create a look for a series of random deliveries, it was announced that Jorgeous is the winner of the episodes and […]

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17th Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World 1×03’ Review

by Rhys Payne

We are only on episode three of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World and already we have had some very controversial eliminations. The first to go in this season was the icon that is Lemon whose act in the talent show, while we have seen similar acts before, showcase incredible dancing abilities and […]

14th Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×06’ Review

by Rhys Payne

We began last weeks episode by learning that the iconic Kornbread ‘the snack’ Jete would no longer be competing on the season. From her social media, it’s clear that she has recovered and so I hope that – like the queens from other seasons who have injured themselves – she has been offered an open […]

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09th Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK vs The World 1×02’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I am beginning to get very frustrated by the talent shows that occur throughout the Drag Race franchise. What started out as a novel idea for the All-Star seasons has now become a staple during every series with the range of talents being shown becoming narrower and narrower with every show! While I totally understand […]

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07th Feb2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×05’ Review

by Rhys Payne

There has been a lot of discussion on the internet regarding last weeks episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race for two main reasons. Firstly, people can’t seem to get over the fact that Keri Colbi decided to wear Jennifer Lopez’s actual Versace outfit on the runway (you know that green one that broke the internet!) […]

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