24th Jun2020

‘Styling Hollywood’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Styling Hollywood is a Netflix original series that tells the story of Jason Bolden and husband Adair Curtis who run JSN studio, which specialises in celebrity styling and interior design transformation. The series shows many gorgeous outfits wore by many wonderful celebrities as well as showing drastic home transformation. The show obviously promotes the business […]

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23rd Jun2020

‘The Floor is Lava’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

I can honestly say the Netflix original series The Floor Is Lava is one of the most unique game shows I have ever seen. The show has contestants race across a range of crazy obstacle courses (that include obstacles such as Easter Island heads, canoes and pizza ovens) to get from one side of the […]

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22nd Jun2020

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars 5×03’ Review

by Rhys Payne

After the ‘interesting’ musical performance of Drag Race original song ”I’m In Love” with one queen dominating both the maxi and mini-challenge, I was excited to see if this weeks episode can bring the momentum back but unfortunately, It did not. This episode opened with the queens discussing why there was a unilateral decision to […]

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17th Jun2020

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars 5×02’ Review

by Rhys Payne

The second episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars‘ fifth season truly had all the drama and gag-worthy moments of any drag race episode! The episode started with all the queens dealing with the elimination of (spoiler alert)… Derrick Berry! I hope there will be a chance to see more from Derrick and I will […]

15th Jun2020

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Stars 5×01’ Review

by Rhys Payne

If you are not familiar with the format of Ru Paul’s Drag Race as a franchise then I need to give you a lesson! The normal series has a group of drag queens perform in a range of challenges to discover America’s next drag superstar but the All-Stars brand of the show gathers those who […]

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08th Jun2020

‘Queer Eye: Season 5’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

I can safely say I have been eagerly awaiting another season of Queer Eye for the longest time  – I really enjoy the  combination of the amazing fab five with the inspiring and emotional nature of the heroes they bring in the show. This latest season did not disappoint and kept within the format everyone […]

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05th Jun2020

‘Space Force’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Stars: Steve Carell, John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Lisa Kudrow, Jane Lynch, Fred Willard, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome | Created by Steve Carell, Greg Daniels One of the only clever things about the new Netflix original series Space Force is that the release was timed to be around the same time of the […]

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03rd Jun2020

‘History 101’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

As people may be aware I am a fan of quirky television shows that find a balance between being educational and entertaining, as I really feel like you can take something from these shows. The Netflix series History 101 is no expectation because (as the name suggest) it gives an entertaining and information display of […]

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02nd Jun2020

‘The Big Flower Fight’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Featuring: Natasia Demetriou, Vic Reeves, Kristen Griffith-Vanderyacht I really support the wide range of reality competition television shows that showcases different areas of creativity such as glass blowing, baking and specifically for this review, flower arranging! Shows like The Big Flower Fight can only benefit these forgotten art forms and raises awareness of them which […]

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13th May2020

‘Hollywood’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

I took me a while to truly get into the new Netflix original series Hollywood due to the shows pacing and set-up (which I’ll talk about more later) but once I understood the stylistic choices, and once the main themes of the show were discussed, I quickly become totally invested into this series! don’t think […]

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13th May2020

‘Dead To Me: Season 2’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

The first season of Dead To Me was one of the first shows I ever reviewed and I was actually a massive fan of the mysterious drama. The dark and twisted series was insanely gripping but in my review of season one, I ended it by saying that I hoped there wouldn’t be a second […]

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07th May2020

‘Never Have I Ever’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

At first glance, I, among the majority of the people who have heard of the Netflix original show Never Have I Ever, assumed this was just yet another teenage drama series but as the show progress it really did step up in my estimation… Never Have I Ever opened with the lead character Devi praying […]

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06th May2020

‘The Midnight Gospel’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Having watched the entirety of The Midnight Gospel on Netflix, I can honestly say I have never been more confused by a show; and the worst thing about this is that the confusion was clearly intentional by the creators of the show. The only way I can describe what this series feels like is how […]

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28th Apr2020

‘Middleditch and Schwartz’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

The adverts billed this new Netflix comedy series starring Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz as a new improvised show where everything you see on the screen has been made up on the spot and in the moment – which really excited the theatre nerd In me! The new show Middleditch and Schwartz was extremely entertaining […]

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27th Apr2020

‘Cooked With Cannabis’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

I know the concept of cannabis is an extremely controversial issue, one that is not really discussed by people in the mainstream in the UK. But as Cooked with Cannabis is an American made TV show the argument around weed is not an issue for this show. Cooked with Cannabis is a show that explores […]

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23rd Apr2020

‘Too Hot to Handle’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Having lived through all the hype of Love Island and being thoroughly disappointed I was expecting Too Hot to Handle to have the same effect on its audience. It was built in exactly the same way as Love Island – with a slew of attractive young looking for love in an isolated location but as […]

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22nd Apr2020

‘The Iliza Schlesinger Sketch Show’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Having never heard of [stand-up comedian] Iliza Schlesinger, I was somewhat excited to watch this new sketch show on the basis of it actually being purely a sketch comedy – and I was actually pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable The Iliza Schlesinger Sketch Show was! From my first watch of the show, I quickly got […]

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20th Apr2020

‘Tiger King’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Tiger King on Netflix is like a once in a lifetime experience and, I know I say this a lot, it’s a show not to miss! After all the hype and discussion it caused on social media I decided to give it a watch and It lived up to everything and more! This Netflix exclusive […]

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20th Apr2020

‘Brews Brothers’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Stars: Mike Castle, Alan Aisenberg, Carmen Flood, Marques Ray, James Earl, Mike Mitchell, Zach Reino, Inanna Sarkis, Flula Borg | Created by Greg Schaffer Scrolling through Netflix’s “suggested shows” section and finding a programme called Brews Brothers was one of the most unusual recent finds I have to admit… Tasing a chance on another Netflix […]

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13th Apr2020

‘The Big Show Show: Season 1’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Rhys Payne

Sometimes you just need an escape – and The Big Show Show, being all about fun, is just that. This is not a serious programme filled with hard-hitting drama but instead is a handful of episodes of a comedic, fun, silly, series which is exactly what we need right now in the lockdown we are […]

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13th Apr2020

‘Nailed It: Season 4’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

Nailed It: Season 4 is a high energy show that shows a side to amateur baking that we, as an audience, never really get to see – one that will have you all shouting at the screen and rolling in laughter! If you have not heard of this show before, Nailed It is a series […]

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30th Mar2020

‘100 Humans’ Review (Netflix)

by Rhys Payne

100 Humans is a new Netflix Original show that aims to investigate some of the strangest questions to ever be asked on television by putting 100 people into certain activities and games to test these wild and crazy ideas – some of which are actually created by the test subjects! The series opens with an […]

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