BROADCHURCH – Series Three
After a disappointing second series, which caused debates over whether creator Chris Chibnall would bring more credible crime and grief from the Wessex community...
DOCTOR WHO, 10.2 – ‘Smile’
If the theme of robots becoming sentient seems familiar in “Smile”, the second episode of the tenth series of Doctor Who, then look no...
PHANTASM I-V (1979-2016)
Phantasm is low in the pecking order of horror franchises, but it became one of the genre’s most enduring sagas. Five instalments were released...
DRUNKEN MASTER (1978)
An undisciplined young man must learn “drunken fist” Kung Fu in order to stop an assassin…
CLIQUE – Series One
Childhood friends Georgia and Holly are a few weeks into studying at university in Edinburgh, when Georgia finds herself drawn into an elite circle of alpha females, led by lecturer Jude McDermid...
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.2 – ‘Witness’
Another methodical episode, which you either appreciate or find your leg twitching with impatience. I rather enjoy the oasis of calm a drama like...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.1 – ‘The Book of Kevin’
The best drama on television returns with another bold and remarkable season premiere, cementing its well-earned reputation for balancing human emotion with imaginative fantasy....
DOCTOR WHO, 10.1 – ‘The Pilot’
There’s a marvellous composition right at the start of this week’s Doctor Who that speaks volumes. As “The Pilot” begins and Bill Potts (Pearl...
FAST & FURIOUS 8 (2017)
When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of his friends, the crew face trials that test them as never before...
CATASTROPHE – Series Three
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s semi-biographical sitcom Catastrophe recently returned to Channel 4 for its third series. Named after a quote from Zorba the...
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.1 – ‘Mabel’
I know too many people who gave up on Better Call Saul during its first season, either because it wasn’t enough like Breaking Bad...
THE CITY OF THE DEAD (1960)
A young woman uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England, but upon arriving in the village of Whitewood she finds herself "marked" for sacrifice by an undead coven of witches...