Welcome to B.H.’s Screen Time, where every week, we’ll give you the cliff notes on what’s happening in the entertainment industry. From various stages of development chatter and our take on the newest releases, to a fun throwback worth revisiting, think of it as an insider’s digest meets movie club.
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The British comedy practically defined those awkward teen years for an entire generation. And now, The Inbetweeners are mounting a modern comeback.
Variety indicates Banijay UK and Fudge Park Productions – the company founded by series creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley back in 2015 – have struck an agreement which they say “paves the way for the return” of the OG quartet: Will, Simon, Jay, and Neil.
“Incredibly exciting to be plotting more adventures for our four favourite friends (ooh friends),” Morris and Beesley said in a statement.
Storyline, precise format, and broadcast/streaming platform, however, remain a mystery at this stage. Let’s just hope it has absolutely nothing to do with that legacy-ruining American spin-off clumsily squeezed out by MTV.
The original E4 series spanned three seasons, followed by two feature-length films: the Greece-set The Inbetweeners Movie and sequel The Inbetweeners 2, which was shot right here in Australia.
The Inbetweeners revival release date: TBA.
Apple TV+ has quietly developed one of the most formidable original lineups that now proudly features the critically acclaimed likes of Severance, The Studio, Ted Lasso, and Slow Horses, alongside Foundation, Shrinking, Pachinko, Silo, and Chief of War.
But comparatively, not much to the wine world’s soapier answer to Succession, Drops of God, which recently uncorked a first-look reveal for its eight-episode second season.
For the longest time, it was unknown whether the Emmy Award-winning French-Japanese drama series would continue. [SPOILERS] The debut season ostensibly settled the battle for a world-renowned and multi-million-dollar cellar collection between a late wine expert’s estranged daughter and his oenologist protégé. And in a rather tidy fashion, if we do say so ourselves.
Thankfully, there’s still juice to be squeezed from these grapes by series creator Quoc Dang Tran, who has been adapting the best-selling manga of the same name for our small screen entertainment.
As per the Drop of God season 2 synopsis [SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1]:
What begins as a pursuit of legacy, becomes a search for truth that spans continents and centuries, unearthing forgotten histories, hidden rivalries, and secrets buried for generations. As the search pushes them to the edges of the world, and to the darkest corners of themselves – Camille (Fleur Geffrier) and Issei (Tomohisa Yamashita) must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice. The answer could shatter their bond as siblings… or destroy them both.
Drops of God season 2 release date (international): January 21st, 2026.
Australian great Joel Edgerton is attempting to make a case for his long-overdue first Best Actor nomination at the 98th Academy Awards with Netflix’s Train Dreams.
Adapted from the Denis Johnson novella by director Clint Bentley – who penned the screenplay in collaboration with his Sing Sing co-writer/the prison drama’s director Greg Kwedar – it follows logger Robert Grainier (Edgerton), who struggles to find his place in the ever-changing world as he develops the railroad all across the United States.
Robert reckons with his spiritual isolation while physically isolated from his wife, Gladys (Felicity Jones) and their daughter.
The rest of the cast is filled out by familiar names such as Kerry Condon, William H. Macy, Paul Schneider, and Will Patton, as well as Clifton Collins Jr, Chuck Tucker, John Diehl, Alfred Hsing, and Nathanial Arcand. Though arguably the most important cast member this time around is the gorgeous amount of natural lighting cinematographer Adolpho Veloso has leveraged.
Train Dreams initially premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival to an extremely positive reception (98% across 40 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes | weighted average of 87/100 across 13 critics on Metacritic), and has been described as a “gorgeous meditation on America” ably shouldered by one of Edgerton’s “very best performances.”
Go you, good thing.
Train Dreams release date (international): November 21st via Netflix.
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They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To…
It’s been a while since we’ve felt as gut-punched as we did watching a documentary like Jake Clennell’s The Great Happiness Space: Tales of an Osaka Love Thief.
What begins as a fascinating examination of the high-end male host culture in Japan – where attractive young men pretty much serve as party boy escorts for wealthy female patrons – reveals a heartbreaking side to the latter.
We’re left with the question: can love really be bought?
Conveniently enough, you can watch it in full, completely free of charge via the YouTube embed above (or the link below).
