As the world comes to a close, bizarrely, a man named Chuck keeping popping up everywhere. And that’s pretty well all streaming columnist NICK OVERALL’s going to share about a terrific movie called The Life of Chuck. 

When it comes to movies that should be watched while knowing as little as possible about them, there might not be one that fits the bill more than The Life of Chuck.

This new hidden gem of a flick stars Tom Hiddleston in the leading role and is now streaming on HBO Max.

So, if it’s best to go in blind, what can be said about such a film? 

This is an adaptation of one of horror author Stephen King’s more obscure short stories.

Don’t expect horror here though, despite something of a frightening opening premise.

The Life of Chuck opens with the world coming to a close.

The internet has just gone down for good, economies are crumbling under widespread natural disasters, and anyone not in immediate physical danger is trying to cling on to some sense of normalcy as the stars above take their last breaths.

And amongst all this, bizarrely, is a man named Chuck who seems to keep popping up everywhere. 

He’s on the local billboards, his name is talked about on radio stations, he’s even appearing on the last remaining TV commercials.

Yet nobody, up until now, has ever heard of him before.

Who is Chuck and why is it only at the end of all things, his smiling face seems to feature everywhere?

To tell you more would be to tarnish the truly different experience this film offers.

A drama, but also a feel-good reflection on love, loss and the strangeness of existence, The Life of Chuck has been referred to as something of a modern day It’s A Wonderful Life.

Go in blind and it might just open your eyes in a whole new way.

BECOMING the talk of the streaming town once again after its long awaited return, the third season of Euphoria has just hit HBO Max after almost four years.

This glossy, neon-soaked drama follows a group of teens trying to navigate the complex modern world of identity, addiction and relationships.

Zendaya is Rue Bennett, an opioid addict trying to both kick the drug and kick her life into gear as she immerses herself in a party-plagued existence.

Despite its characters being in their teens, Euphoria is technically not for that audience, thanks to its extremely explicit depiction of drug use, sex and violence.

I’m sure the R18+ rating slapped on the show definitely stops this tech-savvy generation from watching it and all.

Like much of the HBO catalogue, Euphoria is shot stunningly well. 

Lurid, rainbow party lights make streaked mascara sparkle. Rooms spin in tandem with their character’s minds under the influence of all sorts of things they shouldn’t have taken.

Euphoria is a dizzying, often visceral experience of a show that uses its shock value to elucidate a world of youth trying to find happiness in all the wrong places.

Despite the incredible production value though, the more the series has gone one the more it feels like any meaningful thing it has to say is lost in its own indulgence.

The characters in season three have matured (they need to after the break Euphoria has had) but, sadly, the writing doesn’t feel like it has along with them.

Still, with its unflinching exploration of modern teenage life, Euphoria has once again set social media on fire and found a massive audience, even if it is trying a little too hard to shock at this point.

SOMETHING Very Bad Is Going To Happen.

Does that grab attention?

It seems to have on Netflix, where the drama series with that exact title has become a trending hit in the last few weeks

Produced by The Duffer Brothers (the duo behind Stranger Things), this psychological horror series follows a set of strange characters in the week leading up to a wedding that is about to go the way its title suggests.

Things start small. Scheduling errors, glitching devices, guests feeling that something is “off”. Soon these minor inconveniences start spiralling into something more sinister.

It’s essentially that concept of watching a car crash in slow motion turned into a television show.

This one creeps up on its viewers not with fast-paced jump scares, but a slow inescapable, yet undeniably addictive dread.