After last time’s planet hopping excitements, we wished for a less frenetic episode and a chance to connect with the characters of Class. Clearly knowing better, Patrick Ness has delivered ‘Detained’, with character development aplenty, locked inside a claustrophobic single-roomed story. School detentions are rarely this eventful we imagine, as an asteroid colliding with the … >
For all Downton Abbey fans who are still feeling bereft: take comfort – The Crown is now on Netflix. Ten sumptuous episodes that provide an intimate look at the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The sets are a feast for the eyes, the acting is brilliantly nuanced, and the writing and … >
For as long as there’s been technology, there’s been a pervading worry about the effect it’ll have on our lives. In the Victorian era, people worried that terrifying speeds of 30mph on the railways would cause organ failure. At the dawn of radio, some naysayers proclaimed it was a distraction for young minds. And in … >
At first glance, this penultimate instalment of Crazyhead would appear to be business as usual. There’s the usual display of cheekiness, intelligent wit and endearing character work, but it hardly feels like its building to any huge revelatory crescendo. But whilst ‘Downward Facing Dog’ doesn’t exactly shake everything to the core ready for the big … >
“And in that sleep, what dreams may come…” Westworld has spent a good chunk of its first six episodes methodically putting the building blocks in place for what’s now ensured (thanks to this week’s season two renewal) to be an expansive mythological journey. It’s been a fascinating ride, but light on genuine pay-off, and often … >
Zadie Smith’s 2012 novel does not lend itself easily to a screen adaptation. It’s a woozily beautiful essay of deceptively simple parts, demanding to play linguistic games with the reader in such apparently simple scenes as a boy fishing a telephone out of his pocket, or two children answering the question ‘Who’s your best friend?’ … >
How much pressure can something survive before it cracks? It’s a question that The Walking Dead has been fascinated by this season. The arrival of Negan has allowed the show to indulge in the empty cruelty that’s becoming more and more TWD’s stock in trade, and that above question seems to be the only real … >
Things get intense on this week’s Yonderland, as Debbie puts herself in a sticky situation to rescue… a dude who we’re pretty sure until very recently was definitely a baddie. This can only turn out well! Hey, it’s Tom Meeten! I love him in the things I have seen him in, which now includes this … >
Here’s a cool new word I learned this week – so cool in fact that my spell-check refuses to acknowledge it exists: apophenia. It’s the tendency to see patterns in seemingly random data. And maybe I’m suffering from apophenia, but it feels like every week Humans is examining consciousness from different angles. Season 2’s opener was … >
With a title that might be a reference to Tegan, but is more likely a nod to a Mel Gibson movie, ‘Brave-ish Heart’ concludes last week’s story. Taking the fight to Corakinus, before he could wreak havoc on Earth, April (Sophie Hopkins) and Ram (Fady Elsayed) embarked on a desperate mission to the dark, volcanic planet … >