ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (2016)
Alice in Wonderland—Tim Burton’s 2010 adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s fantasy story—was a gargantuan hit. Whether due to the star power of Johnny Depp as...
PREACHER, 1.1 – ‘Pilot’
There’s a proliferation of comic book superheroes today, all enjoying a popularity renaissance in big-budget films and serialised television, but the medium has more...
THE ASSASSIN (2015)
The Assassin is noted Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s first step into the realm of wuxia and martial arts; although, for the most part, the end-product...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.5 – ‘The Door’
After the high of last week, similar quality awaited viewers of “The Door”, as this sixth season of Game of Thrones establishes itself as...
OUTLANDER, 2.7 – ‘Faith’
One of Outlander’s strengths is showing the emotional impact of life-changing events on its characters. And by show, I mean show rather than tell....
POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (1986)
The original Poltergeist casts a shadow its sequels and remake are doomed to sit under; in terms of objective quality, place in urban legend...
THE AMERICANS, 4.10 – ‘Munchkins’
While Henry (Kendrick Sellati) is mostly absent from “Munchkins”, he gives the episode one of its most memorable elements while he’s totally offscreen, bouncing...
UNDERCOVER – Series One
The premise of one half of a married couple harbouring dark secrets is a cornerstone of the thriller genre. It’s fuelled so many successful...
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016)
Before the mayhem truly begins in X-Men: Apocalypse, a group of mutants leave a cinema showing Return of the Jedi and Sophie Turner’s Jean...
IN A LONELY PLACE (1950)
In a Lonely Place is a film about Hollywood. But, more precisely, it’s a film about Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart), a screenwriter whom we’re...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.4 – ‘Book of the Stranger’
This week on Game of Thrones, there were two heartfelt reunions, two clever manipulations, a secret plan was put into motion, and everything ended...
OUTLANDER, 2.5-6 – ‘Untimely Resurrection’ & ‘Best Laid Schemes…’
After a week’s break, Frank Collins returns with a double-bill of Outlander season 2 reviews, covering the fifth and sixth episodes “Untimely Resurrection” and...