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Mar 22, 2026 Brian Lloyd, entertainment journalist and Screenland Podcast host, shares film and TV picks and sharp commentary. Henrietta McKervey, writer and entertainment commentator, offers recommendations and analysis. They chat quick takes on Project Hail Mary, The Other Bennett Sister, The Hard Acres, Theatre Camp, Arco and Last One Laughing UK in a lively roundup of what to watch next.
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Project Hail Mary Is Warm Sci Fi, Not Hard Science
- Project Hail Mary is an enjoyable, hopeful blockbuster with Tom Hanks/Armageddon DNA, adapted from Andy Weir and starring Ryan Gosling.
- Drew Goddard's accessible adaptation emphasizes emotion and likable everyman science over hard sci-fi jargon.
Mary Bennett Gets Her Own Brat Summer
- The Other Bennett Sister reframes Pride and Prejudice through Mary Bennet's awkward, self-sabotaging perspective.
- Henrietta McKervey calls it a 'Brat Summer' story that many viewers will find closer to their real selves than Elizabeth Bennet.
The Hard Acres Revives Downton Style Family Saga
- The Hard Acres is an Irish-made period family saga in the Downton Abbey tradition, filmed in Ireland with Irish cast and crew.
- It taps into renewed appetite for sprawling class-and-wealth dramas adapted from classic novels.