OPERATION MINCEMEAT (2021)
During WWII, British intelligence officers use a corpse and fake documents to mislead the German high command.
THE FATHER (2020)
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages, struggling to make sense of his changing circumstances and his own mind.
DOCTOR WHO – ‘Twice Upon a Time’
And so we bid farewell to Peter Capaldi and the Twelfth Doctor. A shame really, as Capaldi was not best served by his writers...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.4 – ‘The Spoils of War’
There have been epic battles on Game of Thrones before, but never one this early in the season, or involving no clearcut “enemies”. Matt...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.3 – ‘The Queen’s Justice’
The title refers more to Cersei’s actions than anyone else’s, but “The Queen’s Justice” otherwise makes clear the differences between the two strong Queens...
TABOO – Series One
Taboo is the kind of show that divides people. For every person who loves it passionately (revelling in the mud, muck, and mayhem that...
SHERLOCK, 4.3 – ‘The Final Problem’
If 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’
Sherlock’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’
As is customary with Sherlock, there are a lot of red herrings to wade through in “The Six Thatchers” before even a whiff of...
DAD’S ARMY (2016)
Among the fine tradition of classic British sitcoms, few stand as revered—or, indeed, as British—as Dad’s Army. Set during World War II, this beloved...
SHERLOCK – ‘The Abominable Bride’
A considerable number of theories were spun about how Sherlock writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss would transplant their very postmodern take on Sherlock...
DOCTOR WHO, 9.9 – ‘Sleep No More’
I find enthusiastic claims made by the creators of any film or television episode that it’s going to be scary rarely ring true, and...