Once More with Fillion: ‘Rookie’ Mistake or Seasoned Success?
Forty year old John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is feeling adrift. He’s newly divorced and has no idea where he wants to go next. But moments after depositing his divorce papers … Read More
Category: TELEVISION REVIEW
Tabula ‘Rosa’: Doctor Who passes historical test…
The Doctor lands the Tardis in a back-alley and is only half-surprised to find out it’s not Sheffield circa 2018, but Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s. Before they can depart, … Read More
Building Tension: Investing in ‘Hill House’ properties…
It’s the 1990s and Olivia and Hugh Crain and their children (Steve, Shirley, Theo, Luke and Nell), has moved into Hill House, planning to clean it up over the summer … Read More
Doctor Who 11.2: Desolate, but Monumental Improvements…
The last time we saw The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her new friends, her calculations had gone askew and instead of materialising with the Tardis, they’ve been left floating in … Read More
Walking Dead: Season Nine needs to speed the plough…
In Washington’s capitol building, half-dead figures stagger around looking for brains, a herd mentality as they go after anything that disturbs their routine in the dark and sinister shadows. But … Read More
Falling Broadly, Rising Thriftly: Doctor Who regenerates…
In the fields and woods above Sheffield, a young man tries to find his balance and, instead, finds a doorway from another world. On the train-tracks in the heart of … Read More
Mourning Sickness: The Cry’s Great Barrier Grief…
Primary school teacher Joanna (Jenna Coleman) meets driven political aide Alistair (Ewen Leslie) and they become involved, Joanna learning too late that Alistair has a wife and child, though he … Read More
Manifest: Destiny turns on the Auto-Pilot..?
It’s 2013 and a flight from Jamaica to New York City becomes the latest plane to suffer from overbooking. Some passengers are asked whether they will give up their seats … Read More
Magnum: No moustache, but plenty of lip-service…
Reboots are awkward creatures – stay too close to the original material and you’re coasting on a half-tank of nostalgia that will likely run out…. stray too far from the … Read More
OVERVIEW: ‘Bodyguard’ -To protect and swerve….
David Budd (Richard Madden) is on the train back to London, ready to deliver his children back to his estranged wife when he becomes aware of suspicious activity in the … Read More
Tasty Morse’l: ‘Witches’ spins a spell of Oxford karma…
When acclaimed historian Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) returns to Oxford to present a talk on the arcane elements in history, she’s seeking only to finish her research and possibly accept … Read More
‘Strangers’ than fiction: HK drama is stylish but askew…
On a mountain roadside outside Hong Kong, Megan Harris (Dervla Kirwan) makes her way out of the city, talking on her cell-phone, leaving a message on her husband’s voice-mail explaining … Read More
Estrogeneration X: ‘Eve’ makes a Killing…
Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), an American analyst working for MI5 in London, often finds herself barely on the periphery of the genuine international intrigue that supposedly goes with the job. … Read More
Analyze Retentive: Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ fun but familiar…
Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) once served on the frontline of the war on terror but the soldier-turned-CIA analyst knows that there’s as much value in tracing money transactions as there … Read More
SERIES OVERVIEW: ‘Sharp Objects’ mixes Scar / Tissue…
Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) is a talented yet troubled journalist whose drinking is looking more and more likely to upend any chance of a notable career. In an effort to … Read More