Always Be Streaming - 28 October 2022

It is a bit of a nothing week for new shows. The only series with promise is the Guillermo del Toro anthology show Cabinet of Curiosities. As someone who is regularly awake these days between 3 and 4am, the new Amazon Prime Video show The Devil's Hour does hold some curiosity.

It may just be the lacklustre week, or it may be a sick perversion by me to suffer, but I not only watched Clerks 3, but I paid $17.99 for the privilege. The film is available this week as a digital purchase.

Putting aside the fact that the film is a laugh-free affair (it was barely even smirk inducing), there's something really uncomfortable watching the cast of the original film back for this looking every bit 25 years older. Knowing that none of them ever found much success outside of the low-budget indie film they filmed in 1993, it's difficult watching this film about convenience store workers (at least they own the store now) making a small indie movie about their lives - with every scene in the film within the film reflecting something we saw in the original movie. There's something just so sad watching these actors back in a Clerks film revelling in past glories.

I'm never going to see that $17.99 again.

returning:

Murder They Hope (s02), The Pact (s02), The Mysterious Benedict Society (s02), Fisk (s02), Family Reunion (s03), Big Mouth (s06), Acapulco (s02), Star Trek: Prodigy (s02)

new:

Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities - Netflix

Stars: Ben Barnes, Rupert Grint, Andrew Lincoln
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.

Star Wars: Tales of The Jedi - Disney+

Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard as Yaddle
A 6 episode event featuring parables built around Jedi from the prequel era.

The Devil's Hour - Amazon Prime Video

Stars: Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Jessica Raine
A woman wakes up every night at exactly 3:33am, in the middle of the so-called devil's hour between 3am and 4am.

The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself - Netflix

Stars: Karen Connell, Emilien Vekemans
Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre tries to find his place in the world, and his powers.

Becoming Abi - Netflix

Stars: Juliana Olayode, Biodun Stephen, Seun Ajayi
A driven young creative in Lagos lands her dream job at a leading advertising agency and navigates the corporate ladder in hopes of making it big.

Cici - Netflix

Stars: Ayça Bingöl, Fatih Artman, Funda Eryiğit,
A family migrates to the city after a tragic loss. When they reunite in their hometown 30 years later, buried emotions and painful secrets resurface.

All Quiet On The Western Front - Netflix

Stars: Felix Kammerer, Daniel Brühl
When 17-year-old Paul joins the Western Front in World War I, his initial excitement is soon shattered by the grim reality of life in the trenches.