STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.6 – ‘The Sounds of Thunder’
byAfter “An Obol for Charon” led to a literal evolution of Saru (Doug Jones) as a Kelpien, having survived the “terminal” onset of Vaharai…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.5 - ’Saints of Imperfection’
byThe 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’
byAfter 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’
byAfter last week’s comforting throwback “New Eden“, Star Trek: Discovery was back to its choppier self with “Point of Light”, lacking narrative focus and…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.2 – ‘New Eden’
byThis 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…
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Season Three
byA Series of Unfortunate Events was never going to give us a fairy tale ending. The narrator, Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton), has told us…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.1 – ‘Brother’
byThe long-awaited return of Star Trek to weekly television resulted in a mixed reception, as Discovery opted to follow a similar aesthetic and pace…
WATERSHIP DOWN (2018)
byFleeing their doomed warren, a colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home.
BLACK MIRROR – ‘Bandersnatch’
byA 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…
2018: The Big Q&A
by1. What was your most memorable experience at the cinema? DAN OWEN: It was great fun watching Avengers: Infinity War on its opening day….
Diagnosing DOCTOR WHO Series 11
byTaking the temperature of a most divisive year for the long-running sci-fi drama.
CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA – Season One
byRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s edgier interpretation of Archie Comics’ Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuted in comic-book form in 2014, so this Netflix drama is more accurately…