Note: This review contains spoilers for the entire first season of Gentleman Jack. If you haven’t watched the entire season, please read the review once you have. Gentleman Jack is a rarity in the TV world: a regency queer romance that is shored up by several great performances, where the show’s central lesbian couple actually […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Review
The “Dark Phoenix” storyline is one of the most famous in comic book history – let alone within the X-Men series. X-Men: Dark Phoenix is a second attempt at adapting the storyline and closes 20th Century Fox’s movie series. The world for mutant kind has changed the events of X-Men: Apocalypse. The X-Men are hailed as heroes and Charles Xavier […]
Black Mirror Season Five Review
I think it’s safe to say that Netflix’s Black Mirror, once the toast of the television universe, has hit the point of diminished returns with its most recent four episodes (the series’s completed fifth season, which dropped this past week, and the interactive episode “Bandersnatch,” which aired at the end of 2018). What was once […]
Chernobyl Review
Chernobyl, the excellent miniseries from HBO that recently completed its five-episode run, is many things. A story about a tragedy from the recent past, a look into the bureaucracy that plagued the Soviet Union in its waning years, a deep dive into the terrifying effects of nuclear power (and what it can do to help […]
Ann Rolls Green Review
Since the growth of streaming services more indie filmmakers have been able to distribute their films to a wider audience. Whilst Netflix gets most of the attention there are lots of short films and feature-length films on Amazon Prime, including the Bristol set comedy Ann Rolls Green. Ann (Kayleigh-Paige Rees) is a young but confrontational […]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review
Godzilla makes his Hollywood cinematic return after a five-year break and his return brings even more monster action. But bigger doesn’t always mean better. After the events of Godzilla (2014), San Francisco is left in ruins and the US Government are seeking to put the Monarch Agency under military control. Monarch has found and contained […]
Killing Eve Season Two (Spoiler-Filled) Review
Note: This article will contain spoilers for seasons one and two of Killing Eve. If you haven’t watched either season, might I recommend dropping what you are currently doing and starting? Season one is available on Hulu and season two is on demand from BBC America/AMC. I absolutely loved the first season of BBC America’s […]
The Secret Life of Pets 2 Review
People love their pets and Illumination Entertainment realise this with The Secret Life of Pets – making $875.5 million from an average animated film. The production company hopes to repeat the same trick with the sequel. Since the events of the first film there have been big changes for Max (Patton Oswalt). There’s a new man and […]
Game of Thrones: What Could Happen Next
The Game of Thrones is over. The White Walkers have been defeated, the North has gained its independence and a Stark has been elected to rule the remaining kingdoms. The TV series has come to an end and the conclusion being divisive, to say the least, and the events of the final season do have […]
Aladdin Review
Aladdin is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. The studio has given themselves a titanic task considering the legacy of the 1992 film and Robin Williams’ performance as the Genie. Aladdin (Mena Massoud) is a thief with a heart of gold living on the streets of Agrabah. Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) is a […]










