17 year old Billie Eilish is on top of the music game right now, so with a debut album and Groovin the Moo headline tour coming up, at 17 Billie is achieving more than most musicians do in a life time.
Her debut is titled When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go and will be released late next month. Ahead of that Billie has just released a killer new track Bury a Friend and been announced on the GTM 2019 lineup.
Billie has released a killer idea in 2017 Don't Smile at Me featuring that ear worm, Bellyache and Ocean Eyes.
Appearing on both 13 Reasons Why soundtracks and multiple other singles and appearances Billie is an artist in demand.
I can't wait to hear the entire record, but for now, let's enjoy what we have heard thus far. It's Sunday so chill with Billie.
Jessica Jones and The Punisher are the last two Marvel stars standing! Will The Punisher end up on the Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist Marvel scrap heap? They join Agent Carter from ABC with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D appearing to be the last one standing renewed through to 2020!
So season one was excellent, season two was action packed and it started strong, did it end the same way?
Well, thirteen episodes is a big call with these action series, also the two villain approach was a bit much at times as the stories all seemed to come undone by the final play.
Lady rivals Dinah and Krista was a bit much towards the end and slightly unbelievable.
Overall this was a lot better than the second season of Jessica Jones which I recently binged. Jon Bernthal is extremely attractive as The Punisher, although towards the end with all the shit he goes through, how is he still alive!
Verdict is not out yet whether the show will get third season, however if Daredevil and Luke Cage are dead and buried I am not sure I like it's chances.
The BBC made a huge six part series in 2018 and I am only just catching up with it now.
Starring Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes, had the highest viewing figures for a new BBC drama in the multichannel era and the highest BBC viewing figures since 2008.
The show luckily appears on Netflix in Australia so I smashed the hell out of it this February.
A great thriller and a real rollercoaster ride (particularly episode six). I love the UK with there 6 or 4 part and done seasons/mini-series.
Bodyguard is one of those watercooler shows that has had everyone talking so I was glad to escape any spoilers, so to be fair there are no spoilers here.
If you love a good whodunnit, this is totally for you, if you like twists and turns this is your cuppa tea.
Bodyguard streams now in Australia and most parts of the world on Netflix.
I did really take in three deep films over the weekend, The Hate U Give explored police brutality and race, The Mule looked into being successful at something late in life that was also highly illegal and Ben is Back is a deep dive into addiction.
Drugs specifically.
Julia Roberts like Nicole Kidman is only choosing good films to appear in from here on. Not only films, Homecoming (although she will not appear in the second outing, apparently) is excellent too on the streaming service Amazon Prime.
Taking change of the big screen and the small screen is no small feat, but Julia Roberts nailing it! Not only Ms Roberts but the brilliant Lucas Hedges. Not only did he break my heart in Boy Erased, but now he does it all over again in Ben is Back.
I'm not going to lie, I was close to tears twice in this mother/son holiday film. Yes if the holidays weren't bad enough imagine your drug addict son returning home for the holidays and literally all hell breaking loose.
It's a tough watch at times and Hedges really is an outstanding actor and should be in demand in 2019.
Boy Erased was a tough role but this one was just damn tough. Kathryn Newton was also brilliant as Julia Roberts other child in the blended family making the Burns.
Ben is Back is no Sunday stroll but it is a wonderful film, well made and a story that needs to be told. In Australia it's all pill testing and drugs are bad, but we need stories like these, real faces, names, not just opinions and people claiming people will one day just like that stop taking drugs.
Because guess what, they won't.
Hate to say it to the NSW Government but you need to act and NOW.
Ben is Back is a 4 star film, great job all involved.
Clint Eastwood is 88 years old, 88 mother fucking years old and still making interesting films. The Mule is a slow burning road movie with a whole heap of shit going down.
But it's not all Clint Eastwood, the cast is a masterpiece in itself, Bradley Cooper, Michael Pena, Laurence Fishburne, Dianne Wiest and the terrific Taissa Farmiga.
Aside from a great cast this movie is actually based on a crazy true story!
I wanted to see this the minute I saw the trailer (much like next week's Cold Pursuit) I liked the feel of the film and despite Jersey Boys being a red hot mess, Clint Eastwood generally directs a damn fine film.
Following Cooper's performance in a Star is Born this is a perfect film for him to get back into the movie game.
I enjoyed the film also as Eastwood has learnt to edit the film down a wee bit, this was not three hours, it was slow paced but still slick.
The Mule is a good Summer film and my oh my if I am as good as Eastwood at 88, life is good. Damn good.
Hailing from Brisbane it's really into the business part of 2019 now, January is a decent memory, music releases are coming out thick and fast, one of which was a new single from Jarryd James.
Slow Motion arrived on Friday and was the full up to 1000x and his EP with some help from Broods and Joel Little.
You may remember Jarryd's biggest hit from 2015, Do You Remember. The song reached number two in Australia and number 7 in New Zealand.
Jarryd's debut album Thirty One even had a feature with Sydney's Julia Stone, the album like Do You Remember also peaked at number two on the Australian ARIA Album chart.
Here's hoping we get another album or EP (I'll settle for that) in 2019. In the meantime welcome to the first "offical" new(ish) artist (Mini) Sunday Spotlight. The full blown Sunday Spotlight on Flashing off the Record returns next month.
Speaking of Broods earlier, they will be the feature album over HERE too from tomorrow. On this BLOG it's all about the movies next week with reviews from tomorrow for The Mule and Ben's Back.
Released as part of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018, Australia is finally getting to see The Hate U Give, which also spells THUG.
ABC News Breakfast gave this a glowing review, and Giles was not wrong! This is a great film, with a great cast and a particularly great soundtrack, perfectly matched with the film.
With seen a lot of films around gun violence, race relations in the former Democratic States of the USA and police brutality, however this is well and truly aimed at a teen market.
What goes on in the USA is fucking whack, it's primitive and the NRA wields way too much political power for their own good.
Amandla Stenberg is outstanding as the lead Starr, alongside her on screen boyfriend Kiwi and Riverdale lead K.J. Apa.
Algee Smith is outstanding as well as Starr's childhood friend and has the films most shocking moment.
The Hate U Give is at times hard to watch, it's brutal, it's honest and raw, this is one of those films with a big message to send, however it is delivered in a powerful, yet refreshing way.
The Hate U Give is pretty spot on perfect, 4 Stars.
