STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.8 – ‘If Memory Serves’
It didn’t occur to me that Star Trek: Discovery was taking place after the events of “The Cage”, the Original Series’ unaired pilot with...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.7 – ‘Light and Shadows’
Now entering the final half of Star Trek: Discovery’s second season, “Light and Shadow” didn’t have a particularly strong story, but it was a...
LES MISERABLES (BBC, 2018)
BBC TV adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest beings to grip the city of Paris once more.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.6 – ‘The Sounds of Thunder’
After “An Obol for Charon” led to a literal evolution of Saru (Doug Jones) as a Kelpien, having survived the “terminal” onset of Vaharai...
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...
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...
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Season Three
A 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’
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...
WATERSHIP DOWN (2018)
Fleeing their doomed warren, a colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home.
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...