STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.5 - ’Saints of Imperfection’
The ongoing issues with the mycelial network have felt like a hangover from last season, and one I’d rather have avoided, but “Saints of…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.4 – ‘An Obol for Charon’
After the disappointing “Point of Light“, Star Trek: Discovery thankfully returned to the intellectual spirit that fuelled “New Eden“, as both capture the essence…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.3 – ‘Point of Light’
After last week’s comforting throwback “New Eden“, Star Trek: Discovery was back to its choppier self with “Point of Light”, lacking narrative focus and…
POLAR (2019)
The world’s top assassin is about to retire when his employer marks him as a liability to the firm, so must go head to head with an army of younger killers…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.2 – ‘New Eden’
This felt like classic Star Trek, I’m pleased to say. “New Eden” may have relied on well-worn formulas and ideas, but it was a good…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.1 – ‘Brother’
The long-awaited return of Star Trek to weekly television resulted in a mixed reception, as Discovery opted to follow a similar aesthetic and pace…
BLACK MIRROR – ‘Bandersnatch’
A young programmer dreams of turning a fantasy novel into a ‘choose your own adventure’ game for a big software company but, in the attempt, his own reality becomes weirdly disoriented…
AQUAMAN (2018)
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world.
HACKERS (1995)
A group of high school hackers are blamed for writing a virus that will capsize five oil tankers…
Diagnosing DOCTOR WHO Series 11
Taking the temperature of a most divisive year for the long-running sci-fi drama.
THE EQUALIZER 2 (2018)
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)
In the future of 1997, when Air Force One crashlands in Manhattan (now a giant maximum security prison), a convict is sent in to rescue the President of the USA…