Five years ago Charlie Brooker unleashed the dystopian future-tech world of Black Mirror onto our the screens. With no new episodes since Christmas 2014, the anthology series has jumped ship from Channel 4 to the international streaming shores (and bigger budgets) of Netflix. As we prepare to have our minds blown by six brand new episodes this Friday, … >
The seventh movie in the 007 franchise saw Sean Connery tempted back to the role of MI6 agent James Bond for a sixth and final (official) time. Based on Ian Fleming’s 1956 novel of the same name, 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever followed George Lazenby’s underrated On Her Majesty’s Secret Service with a bonkers tale of … >
Ignore all the Christmas stuff that’s somehow already filling up the shop – it’s Halloween season first! Given that it’s an annual party event that us Brits have kinda stolen from the Americans (remember when we used to save the costumes and fireworks for 5th November?), what better way to kick start your Halloween celebrations than with some American Horror Story … >
Cheer up, Doctor Who fans! Just because the TARDIS won’t be materialising on our screens this autumn doesn’t mean that there isn’t any great telly to watch over the coming months. Here are nine British dramas – some brand new, some coming back for second or third seasons – that Whovians should be watching… Crazyhead This … >
Fabio Frizzi returns to Chills in the Chapel in London later this month. Three years since his last sell out appearance at Union Chapel, Frizzi is back on Saturday 29 October with a show that will include new orchestrations of his scores for cult films by Lucio Fulci. For the first time he’ll also explore his work outside of his … >
Barbarians Rising tells the epic saga of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from the perspective of the barbarian leaders who brought it down; a high-impact, visceral journey into the heart of their rebellions against absolute power. The Roman Empire called them “barbarians” – tribes beyond the fringe of civilization that live a … >
Poldark is back! Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) is back as Ross Poldark, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson as his wife Demelza, in ten new episodes of the Cornish period drama. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season 1 digitally on BBC Store here. The second season is airing at 9pm on Sunday nights on BBC … >
Jenna Coleman has been lighting up our screens this autumn in Victoria, ITV’s gorgeous historical drama about the English queen’s early days on the throne, and it’d made for truly compelling viewing. The good news for those who have yet to see it – or for those already keen to see it again – is … >
This year had a lot of huge movies, collectively grossing over $7,000,000,000 in the US alone. From 80’s reboots and action films, to family movies and comic book sequels, hundreds of movies filled the screens this year. Check out a few of the biggest blockbusters of 2016 so far, and let us know what your favourite … >
With a longer than usual wait for the next run of Game of Thrones – the seventh season has been delayed until summer 2017 – it’s the perfect time to rewatch the whole series so far. (It’s not just us who struggles to remember some of what happened way back in Season 1, right?) To make … >