I AM MOTHER (2019)
byA girl is raised underground by a robot “Mother” designed to repopulate the Earth following the extinction of mankind… but their unique bond is threatened when a stranger arrives with alarming news…
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BLACK MIRROR, 5.3 – ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’
byA lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favourite pop star, whose charmed existence isn’t quite as rosy it appears…
BLACK MIRROR, 5.2 – ‘Smithereens’
byA cab driver with an agenda becomes the centre of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control.
BLACK MIRROR, 5.1 – ‘Striking Vipers’
byTwo estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.
THE OA – Season Two
byAmazingly, it’s been two years since The OA premiered with eight ambitious but often maddening instalments. Created by indie filmmaker Zal Batmanglij and actress…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.14 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 2’
byThe 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’
byAfter 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 an agonising…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.12 – ‘Through the Valley of Shadows’
bySeason 2 of Star Trek: Discovery has been an improvement on the first, which I still liked, but as we approach the finale there…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.11 – ‘Perpetual Infinity’
byLast 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 as Dr…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.10 – ‘The Red Angel’
byComing after such an emotional peak, “The Red Angel” suffered in comparison to Airiam’s poignant death scene, despite having a longer arc to make…
AFTER LIFE – Series One
byAfter 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’
byOne difference between Star Trek: Discovery and its predecessors is its focus on a small core of characters, with much of the Bridge crew…