TABOO – Series One
Taboo is the kind of show that divides people. For every person who loves it passionately (revelling in the mud, muck, and mayhem that...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.10 – ‘Fallout’
A flashback sequence sums up where we’ve come from, and where we might be heading in “Fallout”, the season 2 finale of The Man...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.9 – ‘Detonation’
The final two episodes of The Man in the High Castle’s second season gather up all the ongoing subplots, as Japan and Germany hurtle...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.8 – ‘Loose Lips’
As we head to the season finale, “Loose Lips” re-arranges the furniture on The Man in the High Castle, and although it’s another slow-paced...
John Hurt: Imagination’s Victim
I cannot say enough good things about John Hurt. What he did is just glorious. His character is so fantastic. It’s a human-being thing;...
6 to See in February 2017
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…
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Season One
A Series of Unfortunate Events occupies an interesting position as a story that’s simultaneously charming and dark. There are very few other tales that...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.6 & 2.7 – ‘Kintsugi’ & ‘Land O’Smiles’
“Kintsugi” With episode 6 we enter the post-Frank Spotnitz version of The Man in the High Castle, where the showrunner baton has been handed...
THE OA – Season One
I love a good mystery, but the concern with ongoing TV mysteries, as opposed to movies or books, is they’re often designed to last...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.4 & 2.5 – ‘Escalation’ & ‘Duck and Cover’
“Escalation” Episode 4 is another packed instalment that leaps from subplot to subplot but, considering the title, it lacks something of the energy that kept the...
GIRLS – Season Five
HBO’s Girls started as an Emmy darling. It was bold and it had something to say, but now it appears to be a Conservative...
SHERLOCK, 4.3 – ‘The Final Problem’
If this is the end of Sherlock then, I have to say, so be it. In this fourth series, it has eschewed the mythology...