Tag: Hannah John-Kamen

Black Mirror: Playtest

Black Mirror: Playtest

by Charlie Brooker; dir. Dan Trachtenberg (Netflix, 2016)

TV poster: “Black Mirror: Playtest” by Charlie Brooker; dir. Dan Trachtenberg (Netflix, 2016)

Brooker incorporates a SF tech element through which to tinker with horror tropes, layering and foreshadowing and peeling back while Wyatt Russell bums about, channelling his inner Jeff Bridges. Hannah John-Kamen hits the right notes in support. The ending proves neatly ironic.

Killjoys, Season 2

Killjoys, Season 2

created by Michelle Lovretta (2016)

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It is a tribute to the appeal of Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen) and Johnny and D’avin Jaqobis (Aaron Ashmore and Luke Macfarlane) that the titular bounty-hunting aspect of Killjoys has been left behind but the show still works, mixing action, dystopia and humour.

 

 

Derelict Space Sheep