DOCTOR WHO, 9.11 – ‘Heaven Sent’
“As you come into this world, something else is also born. You begin your life, and it begins a journey towards you. It moves...
THE KNICK, 2.7 – ‘Williams and Walker’
The Knick is often referred to as a circus, and in “Williams and Walker” there are plenty of nods to that. In the opening...
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015)
Bridge of Spies (or Mr. Hanks Goes to East Berlin) is a seriously classy piece of refined, plush cinema that manages to balance the...
THE GOOD DINOSAUR (2015)
Pixar’s second film of 2015 couldn’t be more different from its first. Whereas Inside Out was a complex, grown-up fantasy very much from the studio...
YOU, ME & THE APOCALYPSE – ‘Episode Nine’
Well, everything’s coming into focus now as we head into the final straight. Or at least we have a pretty good idea of how...
THE LEFTOVERS, 2.8 – ‘International Assassin’
I don’t think anybody expected The Leftovers to kill its protagonist, Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), last week—after he drank poison at the behest of...
DOCTOR WHO, 9.10 – ‘Face the Raven’
Every song must end. Clara Oswald’s (Jenna Coleman) comes to an end so matter-of-factly when Rigsy (Joivan Wade), last encountered in “Flatline“, rings her...
THE KNICK, 2.6 – ‘There Are Rules’
“There Are Rules” opens with the striking image of a human eye staring back at you. It takes a moment to parse exactly what...
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 (2015)
Mockingjay simply isn’t a very long book. It’s worth acknowledging that when pondering why it was a misguided decision to split the final Hunger Games...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Flicker’
In retrospect, an undead, bloodsucking Rudolph Valentino is just what American Horror Story: Hotel needed. This week’s episode, “Flicker,” is mostly comprised of flashbacks to 1920s...
YOU, ME & THE APOCALYPSE – ‘Episode Eight’
Well, that was an episode and a half! Ever since You, Me & The Apocalypse began I’ve said viewing it as a straight-forward comedy...
UNFORGOTTEN – Series One
Despite being lumbered with one of those bland, generic and, yes, forgettable one-word titles that soil ITV’s larder like mounds of rotten cheese, Unforgotten...