John Hurt: Imagination’s Victim
byI 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;…
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SHERLOCK, 4.3 – ‘The Final Problem’
byIf this is the end of Sherlock then, I have to say, so be it. In this fourth series, it has eschewed the mythology…
SHERLOCK, 4.2 – ‘The Lying Detective’
bySherlock’s almost manic necessity for tricky narrative transition calms down a bit this week, fortunately. There are less wipes, dissolves, and multiple POVs cluttering…
SHERLOCK, 4.1 – ‘The Six Thatchers’
byAs is customary with Sherlock, there are a lot of red herrings to wade through in “The Six Thatchers” before even a whiff of…
6 to See this January
byWhat 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…
2016’s Film & TV: Our Favourites & Disappointments
byTo end 2016, some of our writers have compiled their favourite and most disappointing TV shows or movies…
DOCTOR WHO – ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’
by“The Return of Doctor Mysterio” is, as Steven Moffat has acknowledged, an homage to the superhero comics of his youth, and particularly to the…
THE MISSING – Series Two
bySometimes I feel as though there are two pairs of Williams brothers: the ones who wrote brash shows like Roman’s Empire and the muddled,…
6 to See this December
byWhat 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…
POLDARK – Series Two
byHow you feel about series 2 of Poldark almost certainly comes down to how you feel about that scene. You know the one. The…
MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (BBC, 1989-1994)
byThe true story of Sherwood Forest is finally revealed: Robin was a cowardly tailor from Kensington, and Marian was the brains behind the Merry Men.
FLEABAG – Series One
byThe BBC is currently celebrating televised comedy via its ‘Landmark Sitcom Season’. Amidst the remakes of popular shows—such as Porridge and Are You Being…