HUMANS – series two, episode one
In 2015, Humans became a near-unprecedented hit for Channel 4, emerging as its most successful new series since the 1980s. The mix of recognisable...
WESTWORLD, 1.5 – ‘Contrapasso’
It’s always worth reflecting on the big picture when we’re halfway through a season, as this usually represents the ‘point of no return’ for...
6 to See this November
What new movies and television shows are most deserving of your attention this month? Our editor, Dan Owen, selects his top six choices for UK audiences...
WESTWORLD, 1.4 – ‘Dissonance Theory’
I’ve been impressed with how quickly Westworld is rattling along, as part of me suspected it would spin its wheels—as so many sci-fi television...
BLACK MIRROR, 3.2 – ‘Playtest’
Charlie Brooker gets back behind his laptop to write this second episode of Black Mirror‘s third series, “Playtest”, directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield...
BLACK MIRROR, 3.1 – ‘Nosedive’
Audiences have been staring into Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror for five years, incredibly, but the Channel 4 anthology had only produced six episodes and...
LUKE CAGE – Season One
Marvel’s latest begins promisingly, with a funky ‘70s-flavoured soundtrack and moody shots of nighttime Harlem in glistening yellows and deep blacks. We’ve already met...
WESTWORLD, 1.3 – ‘The Stray’
Backstories are at the heart of Westworld’s third episode, “The Stray”, in the invention of a new narrative for Teddy (James Marsden), the revelation...
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.9 & 3.10 – ‘NIM’ & ‘NeXT’
There was a surprise four-year time-jump for the penultimate episode, “NIM”. That’s a lifetime in technology circles. It’s 1990 and Donna’s (Kerry Bishé) using Windows...
WESTWORLD, 1.2 – ‘Chestnut’
Most doubts I had about Westworld last week (of which there were few) were washed away by its second episode, “Chestnut”; a remarkably confident...
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.8 – ‘You Are Not Safe’
I wish Ryan (Manish Dayal) had been written with more nuance, as his suicide didn’t land a big enough punch as a result of...
WESTWORLD, 1.1 – ‘The Original’
Updating Westworld (the 1973 movie Michael Crichton wrote and directed) is a great idea because enough time’s passed for a different approach to the...