Warning: contains spoilers for the Great Expectations finale. The pearl-clutching outrage that met the newest Great Expectations TV series did a lot for its reputation as a snarling, macho beast of an adaptation. The inclusion of spanking, swearing, sex work, suicide, self-harm and opium in Charles Dickens’ story led to headlines so appalled that they practically needed their own
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Undercover detectives, maverick detectives, teenage detectives, comedy detectives… there’ll be no shortage of sleuths on the small screen in 2023 and beyond, or of complex, multi-episode crimes for them to solve. This year and next, a gaggle of movie star names will be appearing on both sides of TV’s police interrogation table, including Jodie Foster
Warning: contains major spoilers for the Guilt series three finale. Guilt finales are dense with action and surprise. Creator Neil Forsyth masterfully draws together threads from multiple plots, while secrets and betrayals come tumbling out to trip up the characters’ plans. Only one thing is certain: even if you are able to predict who’ll come
In its continuing mission to help older Doctor Who fans relive their childhoods, and make even older Doctor Who fans say “Wait a second, that was your childhood? But you’re 30!” it has been announced that the next Doctor Who we see will not only be written by Russell T Davies, the showrunner of this
Back in 2011, more than three decades after Lynda Carter signed off as the character and some five years before she’d make her big-screen debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman starred in her own modern-day TV show…well, sort of. Writer-producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies) and Warner Bros.
There are few bad days that can’t be remedied by watching an episode of Would I Lie To You? This award-winning BBC panel show has been making us laugh for over 15 years thanks to hilarious repeat performances from the likes of Bob Mortimer and Rhod Gilbert, and the top-tier chemistry between team captains Lee
This article contains spoilers for all of Firefly Lane. Firefly Lane’s second season is an emotional rollercoaster filled with heart, life changing moments, and most importantly, friendship. The series, which is inspired by Kristin Hannah’s beloved novel, follows the thirty year friendship of Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke). In part one of the
Expect the unexpected this summer as the sixth series of Charlie Brooker’s dark, satirical anthology series, Black Mirror is back! Watch the teaser here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> “I’ve always felt that Black Mirror should feature stories that are entirely distinct from one another, and keep surprising people
After appearing in her sister Mary-Kate and Ashley’s projects in a child, Elizabeth Olsen took a break from on-screen acting until her film debut in 2011’s Martha Marcy May Marlene. In the decade since, Elizabeth has proven herself to be so much more than just the “other” Olsen sister with a filmography full of compelling
This article contains light spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6. One of the most artistic scenes in either Better Call Saul or its parent show, Breaking Bad, is the cold open to the sixth season premiere episode. The audience is taken through Saul Goodman’s house in a first person point of view camera angle.
The first look at The Witcher season 3 lives up to its “teaser” title with just a hint of what fans can expect from the upcoming season. Between the dream sequences of Yennefer and Ciri and a battle preamble between Gareth and an unseen enemy that makes him feel fear for the first time, there’s
Scottish thriller Guilt is back for the third and final chapter in the McCall Brothers trilogy. Neil Forsyth’s fiendishly plotted drama all began when Max and Jake – a ruthless lawyer who’d climbed his way out of his working class Leith upbringing to wealth and status, and his vinyl-loving record shop slacker sibling – were
We’re heading back to the magical world of The Witcher this summer to reunite with Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer for The Witcher Season Three. Check out the first poster above and watch the teaser here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> In The Witcher Season 3, as monarchs, mages, and
This article contains spoilers for Succession season 4 episode 5. If there’s one thing we know about Succession, it’s definitely not shy about pushing HBO’s travel budget to the limit. The beloved drama follows the lives of the disgustingly rich Roy family and as such it likes to shoot in some disgustingly rich places. With
This article contains spoilers for Barry season 4 episode 3. Since it first premiered on HBO in 2018, black comedy Barry has felt increasingly less like a comedy. Though he got his start in the comedic arts as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, show creator, star, and now full-time director Bill Hader has
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 18 The Simpsons tries to prove music can be more than just revenge, but then it gets a little cringey, and turns superfans into stalker fans. “Fan-ily Feud” appears to take on the army of a certain former country singer gone pop goddess, whose
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. If there’s one thing the galaxy far, far away, loves, it’s a good MacGuffin. From R2-D2’s secret Death Star plans to Sith Wayfinders, we’ve seen many of these storytelling devices over the past 46 years. Interestingly enough, The Mandalorian season 3 has just discarded one such MacGuffin
This article contains spoilers for all seven episodes of Slip. Zoe Lister-Jones’ seven-part series Slip (which she wrote, directed, and stars in) on Roku Channel opens with a pretty average status quo before things take a wild turn. Mae (Lister-Jones) is an art curator at a local museum and is happily married to her gentle
This article contains spoilers for episode five of Dead Ringers. It also talks about racism and abuse and torture of Black women’s bodies which some may find upsetting. Prime Video’s adaptation of David Croneberg’s iconic body horror Dead Ringers is a great example of how sometimes turning original IP into a long form show can
This Star Trek: Picard contains spoilers. By the time the credits rolled on the Star Trek: Picard series finale, the crew of The Next Generation were given a fitting send-off, complete with winks to the first and last episodes of the preceding series. Not only did we end once again with Picard playing cards with
This article contains spoilers for season 1 of The Rings of Power and a likely character return for season 2. In the penultimate episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, Elendil’s (Lloyd Owen) eldest son Isildur (Maxim Baldry) is seemingly crushed by a burning building while rescuing Queen Míriel
Considered the master of ‘body horror’, Canadian auteur David Cronenberg is the singular talent behind nightmarish classics including Videodrome, The Fly, Scanners, Shivers and more. Dead Ringers, which was loosely based on the lives of Stewart and Cyril Marcus, saw Jeremy Irons’ twin gynecologists descend into a codependent hell. It’s nigh-on perfect so a remake
This article contains spoilers for Mrs. Davis episodes 1-4. We tried to warn you. We really did. Several times in the lead up to the premiere of Mrs. Davis, we tried to communicate that the Peacock sci-fi series was truly bonkers. But no one can fully be prepared for the experience of watching a nun
The multiverse? So hot right now. Theories surrounding alternate universes have existed in some form or another since the days of pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaximander in the sixth century BCE (yes, really). Recently, however, popular culture has realized the full storytelling potential of infinite worlds in grand fashion. Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty arguably brought
In terms of classic episode-of-the-week storytelling, the Star Trek series with the clearest future is Strange New Worlds. With season 2 hitting on June 15, and a third season already in production, the voyages of Captain Pike’s USS Enterprise aren’t going away anytime soon. And now, two months ahead of the premiere of season 2,
This post contains heavy spoilers for Star Trek: Picard The first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard had an admirable, if not altogether successful, goal. Rather than just play on nostalgia, the series caught up with Jean-Luc Picard 20 years after Star Trek: Nemesis and teamed him with a new crew. While the adventures in
Last seen in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Colin Farrell returns as the Penguin in a brand new series for HBO Max which is said to be ‘the next chapter in The Batman saga’. We’ve been given our first real look at the series in a brand new teaser, which you can see here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark”
Paramount+ has officially greenlit Star Trek: Section 31, an original movie event which sees the return of Michelle Yeoh (who’s just won an Academy Award for Best Actress in Everything Everywhere All At Once) as Emperor Phillipa Georgiou, a character she first played in Star Trek: Discovery’s first season. “I’m beyond thrilled to return to
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. Before The Mandalorian season 3, few Star Wars fans would have ever even considered a potentially tragic end to Din Djarin’s story on the show. Or an end at all. After all, Pedro Pascal’s stoic bounty hunter with a heart of gold has quickly become one of
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers. The Mandalorian season 3 is coming to an end, and things aren’t looking great for the Mandalorians. Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) has finally united the Mandalorian clans behind the Darksaber, only for her landing party to fall into Moff Gideon’s (Giancarlo Esposito) trap at the Great Forge on
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