Berri's Couch

Smaug Bezo's massively funded project to explore the Second Age in the history of Middle Earth that was destined for responses. Does it deserve the responses it got or was there a darker force in the army of outrage baiters aiming to destroy a light before it could truly shine? Kinda, yeah but also no.

The world's longest movie derived from a much less long children's book. Well known amongst fans and non fans alike for being the weirdest decision made in a long while adaptationally. Is there anything worth saving? Are the takes correct? Or is this an Arkenstone of a trilogy and if we dig deep enough we will be rewarded with greatness (and a bit of madness but hey nothing's truly free)?

Now we travel back to some of the earliest film adaptations of Lord of the Rings that we have access to. Both animated in the 70's and one is a musical. Can either hold up without nostalgia? Or are these relegated to the bin of outdated references that only serve as important because they lead to better films?

What better way to honour one of the most iconic and influential pieces of (relatively) modern writing then by looking at the movies that captured generations of imagination and heavily lined the pockets of movie executives and the tourism board Aotearoa (New Zealand).

The iconic babies switch out the urban jungles for a jungle island and yet, somehow, BRUCE WILLIS is still here and the weirdest thing to happen. For at least one of us that is. Yet despite Jerri getting the name of one of the films he was in wrong (it is Tears of the Sun not Pursuit of the Sun) we still get more out of the surprise Willis and the crossover film he happens to be in.

Look they said it best when they said there would only ever be one Blade and after watching two movies you can understand why. Memorable raves, action that borders on goofy at points and a line that STILL befuddles Bee to this day.

Vents, biceps, aliens, action and an absolutely HEINOUS wig. Jerri delivers flowers to the sci-fi classic The Fifth Element, a noticeable history point in the genre that has had many highs and intense lows.

An iconic 90's classic that got a sequel that expanded upon the characters and their relationships while also being just as memorable, yet so rarely are they held in high regard. One sitting in the shadow of the glorious light from the first but these films should no longer be kept separate but rather enjoyed in their truest form....As a longform story of family and it's ever shifting dynamics.

The finale of the Netflix Flanagan productions, is it a bang or whimper? With a massive cast and drawing from one of the most prolific gothic poets of the pop culture can Flanagan and his team nail the haunting fantasy of the downfall of a family who started a health crisis all for profit while dealing with their own internal drama?

What? The queers found it somewhat triggering to watch a show about religious fanaticism and the fall into violence okayed by those who seek to benefit selfishly from said twisting of scripture to suit themselves? Never!!In seriousness we reflect on why this series run feels so different from the others and if it worked or should have been different.