Author: Jessica Cook

Lifestyle, Food and Entertainment writer. Bookworm, beach lover, dog whisperer and true-crime podcast fanatic. Passionate about all the good things in life, aka red wine and burger enthusiast.

Spring has sprung, and so have some epic Netflix releases in the month of September. Movie night is more than sorted with the release of Blonde starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monro in a racy biopic reimagining the Hollywood icons life, and those who didn’t get to catch Dune in theatres (or just want to watch it again) can do so from September 2 as the huge blockbuster hits the platform. Series wise you can laugh out loud with Rick and Morty Season 6, alongside a long-awaited return from Emily Deschanel (Bones) starring in Devil in Ohio, while the…

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Potter fans are getting restless with rumours sparking of a new era in the popular wizarding world franchise. Apparently, Warner Bros is closing in on a deal with J.K. Rowling over new filmed entertainment. Sources in London say that a deal was done at least six months ago, and that writers are already working on a Harry Potter TV series that is most likely destined for Warner Bros streaming service HBO. Meanwhile over in Hollywood rumours are also abuzz that Rowling is eyeing up the possibility of another Potter film franchise. “The Potter spin-off is being talked about as a…

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Movie night is sorted this week with a new feel-good flick starring Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Hart as a a stay-at-home dad who enjoys his first me-time in years by reconnecting with an old friend for a wild weekend that may upend his life. Fans of Selling Sunset will also be excited to get their trashy reality TV binge with the new Selling The O.C with hot new listings as a fresh set of realtors square off to establish themselves at The Oppenheim Group’s second office on the Orange County coast. This Week’s Netflix Australia Highlights Me Time When a…

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Zac Efron is back on the big screen, starring alongside Russell Crow in their new flick The Greatest Beer Run Ever. Coming to Apple TV+, the first trailer was revealed just the other day for the true story-inspired wartime dramedy. Watch The Trailer Efron will star as beer-bringing New Yorker Chickie Donohue, who travels to the frontlines of the Vietnam War to bring the hard-working soldiers a little slice of home – their favourite can of beer. Yes, a real guy actually did this. But, as always, what starts out as a well-intentioned journey quickly turns into the chaotic adventure…

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This week on Netflix – have you ever wondered what would happen if one moment in your life was slightly different? Lili Reinhart stars as Natalie, a young woman whose life heads into two different paths on the night of her graduation. In one life, she’s pregnant and navigates motherhood, and in the other, she makes the move to LA to pursue her dream career. And if you’re in the mood for a touch of horror, The Girl In The Mirror might be up your alley as Alma tries to unravel what happened on the day of a bizarre accident…

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Here’s what’s new this week on Netflix Australia – July 24th 2022. We’re wrapping up July with 18 new titles coming to Netflix Australia, including a cheesy, soppy romance flick that we’re definitely going to be guilty of watching over a few glasses of wine and a new series starring Neil Patrick Harris as a man whose life is turned upside down after his partner walks out on him after 17 years – and he is definitely single and not ready to mingle. This Week’s Netflix Australia Highlights Purple Hearts Despite their differences and against all odds, an aspiring singer-songwriter…

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Here’s what’s new this week on Netflix Australia – July 17th 2022. There’s not too much exciting happening on Netflix this week, however, we are excited to arrange our next movie night for new flick The Gray Man. Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas, a top CIA agent uncovers some deep agency secrets, thus triggering a global hunt by assassins set loose by his ex-colleague. This Week’s Netflix Australia Highlights The Gray Man When the CIA’s top asset — his identity known to no one — uncovers agency secrets, he triggers a global hunt by assassins set…

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The Duffer Brothers are planning a spinoff very different to their original hit series While fans are still recovering from the final episode of Stranger Things season 4, Matt and Ross Duffer have been busy at work plotting a Stranger Things spinoff – but don’t expect it to be anything like the show. “It’s not following… I’ve read these rumours that there’s gonna be an Eleven spinoff, that there’s gonna be a Steve and Dustin spinoff or that it’s another number,” the Duffer Brothers recently said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “That’s not interesting to me because we’ve done…

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Here’s what’s new this week on Netflix Australia – July 10th 2022. 20 new titles will hit Netflix this week, including the new Resident Evil series based on the survival horror game franchise of the same name. It follows the two adopted daughters of Albert Wesker as they learn about the dark secrets of Wesker’s seemingly benevolent workplace, the Umbrella Corporation. On the lighter side of things, a new Kung Fu Panda animated series will make for the perfect family night in, or you can watch Dakota Johnson in the adaptation of Jane Austen classic Persuasion. This Week’s Netflix Australia Highlights…

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Here’s what’s new this week on Netflix Australia – July 3rd 2022. This week, strap in for a truly shocking documentary shining light on the 30-year old unsolved mystery of Sharon Marshall, who ultimately died under mysterious circumstances in 1990, leaving behind a man claiming to be her husband and her son. There’s also a new animated flick for family night from the makers behind Moana, and a cheesy series about two senior school BFF’s making a last-ditch attempt to live – until one of them becomes a ghost. This Week’s Netflix Australia Highlights Girl in the Picture The jaw-dropping…

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A full list of everything coming to Netflix Australia July 2022. Buckle up, because Stranger Things 4: Volume 2 is coming in hot – and it looks absolutely hectic. In other news over July, a new flick starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans will make movie night pick easy, Virgin River will be returning for another season, Dakota Johnson will star in the film Persuasion adapted from Jane Austens 1817 novel, and a deep dive into the 30 year old mystery of Sharon Marshall will have your jaw on the floor. Settle in on the couch, there are a few…

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A full list of everything coming to Disney+ Australia in July 2022. Disney+ has a few goodies in store for July, including the season finale of hit show Ms Marvel hitting on the 13th. Snuggle up for movie night with Jeff Bridges starring in The Old Man as a former CIA officer in hiding who finds himself running into the people who want to kill him, or press play on ZOMBIES 3 – a sequel to the 2020 movie musical franchise. If you’re in need of something a little lighter, let Michael B Jordan’s narrative voice soothe you in the…

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Kit Harington is set to return as Jon Snow for a Game Of Thrones sequel Game of Thrones fans are excited. Why? Because a sequel is confirmed to be in the works at HBO with a focus on fan fave Jon Snow, currently running under the fitting title ‘Snow’. Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow in the original series, is set to reprise his role for a sequel currently in the early stages of development. First confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on June 16th, the rumour mill has since been churning with all signs pointing to a go-ahead after George…

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Here’s what’s new this week on Netflix Australia – June 19th 2022. Stop what you’re doing, because the new season of Umbrella Academy is finally hitting our screens this week. Following the season 2 cliffhanger ending, they revealed that when the siblings returned to 2019 after putting a stop to doomsday in 1963 they had entered a different reality where a new team called the Sparrows were in charge, and their dead brother Ben – was alive and well. This Week’s Netflix Australia Highlights The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 The moment we have been waiting for Umbrella Academy Season 3 is finally…

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Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in the racy new biopic on Netflix Netflix has given us our very first look at the new Marilyn Monroe film by Andrew Dominik, which has already gathered quite a bit of controversy before even hitting screens. The film will star Ana de Armas (Knives Out, No Time To Die), and by the looks of the trailer, she’s set to hauntingly depict one of Hollywood’s most prominent icons with an uncanny likeness. Watch Blonde teaser trailer Blonde is based on the best-selling novel by Joyce Carol Oates and aims to reimagine the life…

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