BLACK MIRROR, 4.6 – ‘Black Museum’
[usr 4.0] This final episode was longer than usual, although there were less feature-length instalments compared to the last series. “Black Museum” reminded me...
BLACK MIRROR, 4.5 – ‘Metalhead’
[usr 3.0] Episode 5 is a bit of a departure for the current series of Black Mirror and feels more like a standalone short...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.11 – ‘The Wolf Inside’
[usr 4.0] The signposted twist with Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif), that he’s actually Klingon “torchbearer” Voq, surgically altered to infiltrate the Federation, didn’t land...
BLACK MIRROR, 4.4 – ‘Hang the DJ’
[usr 4.5] Black Mirror isn’t known for positive, hopeful, or romantic stories, but last year’s “San Junipero” proved its cautionary tales about technology needn’t...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.10 – ‘Despite Yourself’
[usr 4.0] There’s a compelling argument against doing a “Mirror Universe” episode of Star Trek: Discovery this early, as it’s less fun seeing bizarro...
BLACK MIRROR, 4.3 – ‘Crocodile’
[usr 3.0] I spend every episode of Black Mirror hunting for signs of a technology the story will revolve around, but “Crocodile” kept its...
BLACK MIRROR, 4.2 – ‘Arkangel’
[usr 3.5] Black Mirror is in an unenviable position. While the first couple of series were well received on Channel 4, it was really...
BLACK MIRROR, 4.1 – ‘USS Callister’
[usr 4.0] The great thing about many Black Mirror stories is how they often have multiple layers, with even the concept appearing to be...
MARVEL’S THE PUNISHER – Season One
[usr 2.5] Marvel Television was in need of a success on Netflix after the disappointment of Iron Fist and lacklustre team-up The Defenders. Unfortunately,...
MINDHUNTER – Season One
[usr 4.0] The work of former FBI special agent John Douglas revolutionised the Bureau, and by extension crime fiction. Douglas was a pioneer of...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.9 – ‘Into the Forest’
[usr 4.0] There’s a risk mid-season finales will disappoint because the narrative hasn’t built up enough steam, but “Into the Forest I Go” felt...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.8 — ‘Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum’
[usr 3.5] While Star Trek: Discovery was initially keen to differentiate itself from previous Star Trek series, recent episodes have been more customary. And...