Shain Thomas
Bio
I'm a freelance journalist. A member of both the NLGJA and SPJ, I currently write articles for Harsh Light News on Medium and HVY.Com. When I was a university student, I wrote articles for the NT Daily and TCU 360.
Stories (79/0)
'The Hustle' (2019) Review
In The Hustle, we find Penny Rust (Rebel Wilson) and Josephine Chesterfield (Anne Hathaway) playing their trade as scam artists and swindling naive men out of their money. While Penny doesn’t have rent money, Josephine comes from a different echelon of society, but they both set their sights on the same mark. Consequently, they team up to take the tech prodigy for everything he has. Does this narrative sound at all familiar?
By Shain Thomas5 years ago in Criminal
'Four Weddings and a Funeral': S01.E05. "Love, Chalet"
The latest episode of Four Weddings and a Funeral lands on Hulu today, Wed., 7 August 2019. With the closing scene of "The Winner Takes It All" brings back memories of how the 1994 Mike Newell directed feature film of the same title ended, it left us wondering if Duffy (John Reynolds) asking Maya (Nathalie Emmanuel) were going to find love.
By Shain Thomas5 years ago in Geeks
Fern Sutherland on the Record
With the sixth series of The Brokenwood Mysteries currently filming, I took the opportunity to put a few questions to New Zealand actress Fern Sutherland. For the past five series, Sutherland has played "by the book" Detective Kristin Sims opposite Neill Rea’s Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd on the New Zealand detective drama.
By Shain Thomas5 years ago in Geeks
'American Killing' (2019) Review
Getting scripts out on time for episodic productions can be emotionally draining on the writers. It takes a massive toll on the writer’s ability to function in the real world. Consequently, when a production they put everything into is under threat of cancellation, some people find it impossible to cope. They look for a way in which they can vent both their anger and their creative talents in a singular explosive project which could elevate their name in the eyes of the viewing public. Jeb, with his cartoon series on the verge of cancellation, is one such creative talent.
By Shain Thomas5 years ago in Horror