Star, Finale (2019)

SPOILER ALERT AHEAD!

Last year the season finale had some big moments (recap of season two finale here) but this season, it was wild!

Okay yesterday I talked about the already renewed Empire season five snoozrfest finale, now it's time for Lee Daniels Star show. Ok so we did see Jahil's ghost at the start of season three, however all can be forgiven as the show just went from strength to strength in season three.

Unfortunately a fourth season is not on the cards (yet) however I feel the show has performed well on FOX and without much each happening at the station, we could see another season yet.

OK recap, so Game of Thrones had it's own red wedding, now Alex Crane has had her red wedding moment. But first RIP Miss Ruby, that scene was brutal, it was raw, rough and hammered home Star's stand on gun violence, it's wrong and change is required, NOW!

The wedding which we waited for during the ASA's, bachelor party and a few other loose ends being tied up. However the wedding and the less few scenes were intense. Alex's stalker returned after a romp with Derek the night before, but then gun men again take fire.

This year Brandy AKA Cassie Brown was shot, lying in Queen Latifah's arms, newcomer for the season may only last one season Mateo was also shot as was Angel after surviving a car bomb the week prior. Drama!

If all this sounds like Game of Thrones, well it felt like it. Star and Noah also returned to find their baby missing and newcomer Jackson on the floor, maybe dead too. WTF so many lives in the balance, can we please get season four? Please FOX?

Upfronts for the US networks happen soon, so the wait shouldn't be too intense, however for now, please more Star, please!

Here are some outstanding performances from this season, it's not all drama but music too -

Empire, Finale (2019)

Empire was once one of the most watched shows on US television, the FOX network had a pure hit on it's hands. Like the previous music drama Glee, Empire was also making money out of soundtracks and music releases as well as other TV income.

However in the past few years Empire has gone off the rails a bit. Well this season it's publicly gone off the rails.

Last year I was rather impressed with the fourth seasons finale, it had some major departures, this season we saw a body/or a coffin all season long, in the eighteenth episode of the season, we find out who the body is!

SHOCK horror, it's no major character, however due to real world drama Jamal is OUT, and has been since his wedding.

Jamal is not set to return to season six which was very recently renewed however I am not sure why. Ratings have crashed this year, the early comments about the season five finale are not overly friendly as it was a VERY tidy finale. One death leads into one major characters luck.

The whole Jamal MIA with some storm hitting was handled in an interesting manner and with Becky and Giselle off to a new venture where will this see Cookie? Where is Lucious off to? Do any viewers till care?

With Star hanging in the balance on FOX will some cast members join Empire if it gets the axe? What will the Star final bring, let me get to that next along with some more TV finales coming as below -

Veep, this coming Monday (Sunday 12 May in the USA) - Last EVER episode!

9-1-1, Monday 13 May (USA), Season three starts later this year, already renewed.

The Flash, Tuesday 14 May (USA), Season Six returns later this year, already renewed, with Batwoman joining the Arrowverse. Go Ruby Rose!

Riverdale, Wednesday 15 May (USA), Season four incoming later this year, spin off Katy Keene featuring Josie also landing in the 2019-2020 TV season on The CW. Will it air on Netflix in Australia?

Station 19, Thursday 16 May (USA), renewal in waiting. However it's been a hit in it's second season. I expect like Grey's Anatomy, it'll be back in September.

The Blacklist, Friday 17 May (USA), on Netflix in Australia, a little delayed. NBC has given The Blacklist a seventh season, commencing TBA.

Barry, Sunday 19 May (USA), Already renewed on HBO for a third season, maybe it should be it's last.

Sunday 19 May (USA) is not only Barry's finale on HBO, but Game of Thrones will air for the final time EVER! Spin off's are in the works but will they get as many viewers as this huge blockbuster? Supergirl also wraps on The CW, renewed already for a fifth season.

Legends of Tomorrow, Monday 20 May (USA), returns for a fifth season in the near distant future.

Dynasty, Friday 24 May (USA), wraps it's bat shit crazy second season and will return for another at some stage. Why this got a third season I will never know? However if anything it's a camp and wild even at times stupid ride.

Killing Eve, Sunday 26 May (USA), wraps it's second tough season, it'll be back for a third in due course.

Blindspot, Friday 31 May (USA), surely the third season will be the final. It's been bumped to the end of the month. Blindspot airs it's final two episodes at the very end of May. Signs are not looking good the tattoos will see a fourth outing.

Bring on the US TV Summer Season for 2019!

Cinema Slut #2019 - Top End Wedding

Miranda Tapsell is the shit, she wrote and stars in the most beautiful Australian film of 2019, Top End Wedding.

Mixed with a fun AF Janet Jackson dance routine on a hens night out, the beautiful NT (remember the campaign C U in the NT, well this does one better), a talented cast and so many beautiful scenes of family, love and of course a wedding.


Top End Wedding is a feel good, fun loving under two hour Australian masterpiece. This is an accessible Australian film that will appeal far and wide. It tells a beautiful tale of Lauren (Tapsell) and her self discovery. Her love for husband to be Ned (Gwilym Lee) and a beautiful trip home with her mother.

I can't say enough good things about this film, it's beautiful, looks a million bucks and unlike Wolf Creek this will make people want to go to the NT.

I loved this film, it's amazing, 4.5 up north stars. YASS!

(Mini) Sunday Spotlight: Ruby Fields

From her early days on Triple J Unearthed, Ruby Fields artist has won over her fans with some wonderful indie anthems.

Out of Sydney Ruby released her second EP Permanent Hermit on Friday. Featuring the monster hit Dinosaur and new single Climate, Ruby has been a Triple J Hottest 100 darling, a touring champion playing South by Southwest and Laneway Festival this year.

Also touring with fellow indie favourites Ball Park Music and San Cisco, Ruby has visited so much of this wide brown land known as Australia.

I predict big things for Ruby Fields, so if you haven't caught her on the radio, a streaming service playlist, YouTube or a music nerds blog (like mine) check out some visuals and her new EP streaming below.

Cinema Slut #2019 - Long Shot

Charlize Theron, legend, Seth Rogen, a funny bastard, combine the two and this is what a rom com is like in 2019.

Add in a million pop culture and current political reference, you get Long Shot. Landing a week after The Avengers, we see a star studded political rom com land and man this is funny.



From diary meets the environment jokes, great music, Boy II Men, Lisa Kudrow, Randall Park (aka sex on legs) and add in as the prime minister of Canada, Alexander Skarsgård you get a huge cast, huge potential and a lot of laughs.

I loved this film, the cast are great Charlize and Seth are wonderful as the could be power couple and they really make this a fun, easy to watch picture.

I am not a huge fan of rom coms, but I love a good comedy and this is actually one. A little blown out at over two hours, however it travels the world, follows a 2020 presidential candidate and even throws in AOC's New Green Deal. Yes I think the creators make have a crush on AOC, but hey don't we all.

You know America is divided, this is Hollywood, left leaning material, but the messages mixed with the cum jokes round this out to be a honest look at humans. We are not perfect as humans, we all wank, we all have things the media will not like as they will NEVER find a 100% holy political candidate in 2019.

Long Shot is refreshing, funny and smart, it gets a solid AF 4 Stars, fun. If superheroes are not your thing, this might be, go see it now!

Big TV Dates coming to a TV near YOU

Forget House Rules and the Bachie in Paradise, here are some big titles coming soon.... Winter is coming so are these...


Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Season 6 - Friday 10 May

Easy, Season 3 (final season) - Friday 10 May, Netflix

Veep, Season 7 final EVER episode - Sunday 12 May

Game of Thrones, Season 8 final EVER episode - Sunday 19 May

Slasher, Season 3 - Thursday 23 May

Wentworth, Season 7, Tuesday 28 May

Animal Kingdom, Season 4, Tuesday 28 May

Swamp Thing, Season 1, Friday 31 May

The Handmaids Tale, Season 3, Thursday 6 June

Claws, Season 3, Sunday 9 June

Pose, Season 2, Tuesday 11 June

Stranger Things, Season 3, Thursday 4 July


Recently renewed series which is more good news.... The Chi, Black Monday, Empire less Jamal and The 100 (commencing again this week).

Cinema Slut #2019 - The Curse of the Weeping Woman

I was not aware this was part of The Conjuring universe, however it has very Conjuring feels right from the get go.

With a tiny budget of $9M and going up against Avengers, The Curse of the Weeping Woman (AKA in the USA The Curse of La Llorona) has done extremely well even though some critics are not 100% amused.



The Conjuring series has given us The Nun, Annabelle and a third film to come in 2020. Annabelle will also hit film number three next month.

We all love a scary film and with there being no shortage of them right now, this is pretty damn good.

After finding Pet Sematary fairly average, this was a huge success in my books. Unlike it's competition Avengers, The Curse of the Weeping Woman is swift and gets to the point damn fast, it's 93 minutes of pure terror.

Yes a lot of the bump in the night stuff is nothing new but it was a wee bit of fun. A nice distraction from all the superhero goings on. With most cinemas in Australia being clogged with Avengers screenings it's refreshing to take in another genre which is only getting more and more popular.

Tony Amendola crosses over from Annabelle to make an appearance in this film, linking the universe nicely and Linda Cardellini who has appeared in a few Avengers films also makes a terrific lead in this film.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to, 3.5 Stars.