Midsomer Murders is back for a nineteenth season, and anybody still disappointed by last year’s killing-free opener need have no concerns this time. ‘The Village That Rose From The Dead’ has deaths galore, from the showy and gruesome (crushed by a tank) to the unexpected (local yokel Hugh Dennis boa-constricted to death). There’s even a … >
The signs weren’t encouraging for Rogue One. The first Star Wars Story was beset by reports of onset troubles and extensive reshoots, let alone set with monstrous expectations after The Force Awakens set out the stall for this new stage of Star Wars last year, so there was every chance that Rogue One could have … >
Available exclusively via the Big Finish website until the end of December, this is the second of two sets of adaptations of comic strips first printed in Diana comic in the late 1960s. Once more Julian Wadham is Steed and Oliva Poulet Mrs Peel. Like the first collection, this is four full-disc stories adapted by … >
It’s the final week for the residents and visitors of Moybeg. With last week’s episode promising us plenty of drama, tension and confrontation at the final leg, I was excited to see how Barry Devlin would fit so much in to this final episode now that he’s finally woken this sleep village. It’s Christmas and … >
Season 7 has been a rough ride. The Walking Dead’s attempt to build a larger world has resulted in a deeply lethargic run of episodes that have leisurely strolled from location to location, pushing out the frontiers of the show without actually progressing the plot in any meaningful way. It’s a pleasant surprise, then, that … >
Glass. I’ve been thinking about glass this week, and if you’ve just watched tonight’s Humans then you can probably see where I’m going with this. It’s often the case that separating a conversation with a sheet of glass instantly makes it more interesting (Silence of the Lambs, Skyfall, Star Trek Into Darkness, me last Thursday telling … >
When The Bourne Identity burst onto screens in 2002, it was a breath of fresh air, a revolutionary spy thriller that turned the whole genre on its head with its grounding in contemporary geopolitics and kinetic style. Even the James Bond franchise, then entering its fortieth year, was not immune to its influence, with Daniel … >
There’s a breath of fresh air in Moybeg this week with the arrival of Rose’s glamourous, lively and ‘troubled’ sister, Vera (Fiona Button). The lady in red appears and the world lights up. Vera is a sharp contrast to the world of Moybeg, and Rose is reminded of the youthful world of promise that she … >
“These violent delights have violent ends.” Truth be told, it was easy to imagine Westworld failing to stick the landing. The last few episodes, with their movement towards upending the entire narrative, put this conclusion in a precarious situation, and the possibility that all of the progress would be erased and the narrative set back … >
In a tense final episode, Patrick Ness drew BBC Three’s Class to a close with plenty of shocks and a lot of heart. Set to music (did we know April could sing too?), the pre-credits sequence provided an easy-to-digest catch-up and reminded us how shattered the group’s had become; avoiding each other’s calls, skipping classes and … >