Film, TV & Book Reviews

Royal drama “The Crown” and feel-good comedy “Ted Lasso” nabbed the top prizes at television’s Emmy awards on Sunday on a night dominated by streaming shows, British talent and ...

By Nikolas Grozdanovic Having not read or ever studied the original poem on which it’s based, I cannot write to the faithfulness, or lack thereof, of David Lowery’s ...

All hail Netflix for popularising – yes, that’s not always a bad thing – the Nordic noir genre! As far as I’m concerned, Scandinavian crime series are among the best ...

By Constantinos Psillides Last week Netflix dropped its long-awaited LGBTQ-oriented animation series Q-Force, telling the story of a super-spy who revealed that he was gay during his graduation speech. As ...

By Naomi Clarke Only Fools And Horses character Del Boy Trotter falling through a bar has been voted the most popular moment in the show by TV fans. The scene ...

What starts out as your boring, run of the mill teen soap opera, whose only gimmick seems to be its unique setting that occasionally touches upon the massive wealth inequalities ...

New contenders for the dragon sized hole in people’s lives are lining up says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Fantasy series used to be considered untouchable by production studios. Too expensive to ...

Phoebe Waller Bridge is a larger-than-life TV writer. When she created Fleabag she was applauded by critics and audiences alike, sweeping all available awards. Then she undertook the BBC’s ...

By Constantinos Psillides Mr Robot, the critically acclaimed series about a mentally unstable hacktivist called Elliot – masterfully played by Remi Malek – dropped last week on Netflix. The multi-award winning series’ ...

By Nikolas Grozdanovic Where did she go? Why did she leave? People don’t just disappear. These are the questions and thoughts that obsessively swirl in the mind of Nick ...

Great things come from those who have suffered, and this semi-autobiographical comedy series is based on the “fictional truth” that most comedians are deeply traumatised. Who better to expose this ...

Broad City’s pilot follows its two protagonists, Ilana and Abbi, as they skive off work and embark on a quest to raise enough money for concert tickets. Responding to ...

The Bold Type was first released in 2017 but was only added to Netflix this year, allowing all of us in Europe to finally catch up with Jane, Kat and Sutton, ...

The Kominsky Method is a beautifully crafted American comedy-drama with a star studded cast. Michael Douglas successfully takes on the lead character Sandy Kominsky, a once albeit briefly famous actor ...

By Constantinos Psillides Caution: Spoilers for the Masters of the Universe: Revelations series The backlash to Masters of the Universe: Revelations was anticipated. In fact, Netflix’s PR team was ...

Hate me if you like, but Voyager is my favourite of the Star Treks. Of course I love the Original Series; nothing beats a great Spock. And I adore Next ...

By Constantinos Psillides It was a good week for those who love medical dramas. The Good Doctor dropped on Netflix and it immediately shot to the No1 spot on the ...

Eric Cantona’s natural and explosive acting skills found their perfect place next to Pierre Lemaitre’s vision, giving birth to one of the most vivid and compelling TV series ...

By Constantinos Psillides No industry suffered more during the pandemic than cinemas. Forced to shut down for over a year and limited to only half capacity upon reopening, Covid-19 was ...

By Nikolas Grozdanovic This is a movie about an octogenarian going through dementia, but don’t let that fool you into thinking for one second that it’s not one ...

If you thought coronavirus restrictions were irrational, wait to see what they do to people who test positive during The Great Crumble. But this is only part of the story ...

By Constantinos Psillides Aliens have always fascinated us. From the moment that we discovered that they might be an infinite number of planets and galaxies, we gazed at those faraway ...

Ava is a young, up-and-coming comedian who derails her own career after a misguided tweet about a conservative senator gets her dropped from her hit TV show writing gig. Deborah ...

By Constantinos Psillides Maybe the greatest victory the US ever achieved is the almost total dominance of the entertainment industry. Most of the content coming to our screens comes from ...