Month: <span>December 2024</span>

As the year comes to an end, Over the Shoulder wraps up with what films we found to be the worst, the best and some hidden gems for you to check out. The list could go on and on but here is a selection of standout moments, good and bad.  So shall we get started,  Worst Films:  4) Mean Girls: Everyone loved the original so why base it on the Broadway musical based on the original movie? I get you are trying to keep it current and…

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With 6 days to go until Christmas, it got me thinking what my top 5 yuletide movies are. This list would probably change from day to day as I remember other films but, as of now these are my favourites.  So here we go …  5. The Holiday Calendar This is an underrated Netflix warm-hearted rom-com Christmas movie. The chemistry between Kat Graham and Quincy Brown is adorable. It is about a photographer who is stuck in a job that she has done for years.…

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Black Dove’s six-part Netflix show offers a gripping exploration of secrecy, betrayal and the subterfuge of London’s criminal underworld and spy networks.  At its core, this series is a slow burner about spy sleeper-cell Helen (Kiera Knightly), a woman who is married to on the rise MP Wallace Web (Andrew Buchan) and trapped in a web of lies that could threaten everything that she holds dear.  Helen had embarked on a passionate affair with a man who didn’t know her secret identity and her world…

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When I first heard about Wicked, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be impressed as it has had mixed reviews from the critics, and I wasn’t a great lover of the theatre show. However, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it and was pleasantly surprised.  I didn’t know though that there were two parts, so when I saw part one in the opening credits I was confused and thought it was going to be like the theatre show and they would put…

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Lindsey Lohan still has the movie magic in her veins even if the movie lets her down.  She returns with another holiday cheer movie, with Our Little Secret that is new on NETFLIX.  Her acting renaissance continues with the last of three Christmas movies she has done for the streaming giant. The first two were terrible, however, this one was the best of the lot. But it is a low bar to be honest but out of Falling into Christmas, the Irish Wish and now…

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I wasn’t going to watch this production, but I am so glad my mum just put it on randomly and found this gentle but entertaining show. Micheal Schur, one of the writers and producers on this show, is a genius at making the most heartfelt TV shows. It is a very humbling program. Each episode isn’t too long, and there are no fillers. His track record includes Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and now A Man on the Inside. These shows are honest, kind, and…

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