STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.6 – ‘The Sounds of Thunder’
[usr 3.5] After “An Obol for Charon” led to a literal evolution of Saru (Doug Jones) as a Kelpien, having survived the “terminal” onset...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.5 - ’Saints of Imperfection’
[usr 4.0] The ongoing issues with the mycelial network have felt like a hangover from last season, and one I’d rather have avoided, but...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.4 – ‘An Obol for Charon’
[usr 4.0] After the disappointing “Point of Light“, Star Trek: Discovery thankfully returned to the intellectual spirit that fuelled “New Eden“, as both capture...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.3 – ‘Point of Light’
[usr 2.5] After last week’s comforting throwback “New Eden“, Star Trek: Discovery was back to its choppier self with “Point of Light”, lacking narrative...
POLAR (2019)
The world's top assassin is about to retire when his employer marks him as a liability to the firm, so must go head to head with an army of younger killers...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.2 – ‘New Eden’
[usr 4.0] This felt like classic Star Trek, I’m pleased to say. “New Eden” may have relied on well-worn formulas and ideas, but it was...
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Season Three
[usr 5.0] A Series of Unfortunate Events was never going to give us a fairy tale ending. The narrator, Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton), has...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.1 – ‘Brother’
[usr 3.0] The long-awaited return of Star Trek to weekly television resulted in a mixed reception, as Discovery opted to follow a similar aesthetic...
WATERSHIP DOWN (2018)
Fleeing their doomed warren, a colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home.
BLACK MIRROR – ‘Bandersnatch’
A young programmer dreams of turning a fantasy novel into a 'choose your own adventure' game for a big software company but, in the attempt, his own reality becomes weirdly disoriented...
CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA – Season One
[usr 3.5] Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s edgier interpretation of Archie Comics’ Sabrina the Teenage Witch debuted in comic-book form in 2014, so this Netflix drama is...
DAREDEVIL – Season Three
[usr 5.0] If the first season of Daredevil was the birth of a superhero, and the second was the exploration of teenage angst, then...