BLACK MIRROR, 5.1 – ‘Striking Vipers’
Two estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.
THE OA – Season Two
[usr 3.5] Amazingly, it’s been two years since The OA premiered with eight ambitious but often maddening instalments. Created by indie filmmaker Zal Batmanglij...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.14 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 2’
The USS Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.13 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 1’
[usr 3.0] After last week’s flat time-filler, season 2’s penultimate episode, “Such Sweet Sorrow”, also delays gratification - even taking us into the end credits on...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.12 – ‘Through the Valley of Shadows’
[usr 2.0] Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery has been an improvement on the first, which I still liked, but as we approach the...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.11 – ‘Perpetual Infinity’
[usr 4.0] Last week’s “The Red Angel” ended with a cool surprise: that the eponymous time-travelling enigma is Michael’s (Sonequa Martin-Green) not-actually-dead mother—identified here...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.10 – ‘The Red Angel’
[usr 3.5] Coming after such an emotional peak, “The Red Angel” suffered in comparison to Airiam’s poignant death scene, despite having a longer arc...
AFTER LIFE – Series One
After Tony's wife dies unexpectedly, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.9 – ‘Project Daedalus’
[usr 4.5] One difference between Star Trek: Discovery and its predecessors is its focus on a small core of characters, with much of the...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.8 – ‘If Memory Serves’
[usr 3.5] It didn’t occur to me that Star Trek: Discovery was taking place after the events of “The Cage”, the Original Series’ unaired...
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC (2019)
A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.7 – ‘Light and Shadows’
[usr 3.0] Now entering the final half of Star Trek: Discovery’s second season, “Light and Shadow” didn’t have a particularly strong story, but it...