In defence of guilty-pleasure TV
The phrase "guilty pleasure" has become so embedded in our vocabulary that we don’t often stop to question what it actually means. When we describe our television viewing habits – or, for that...
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The best TV and streaming premieres: August 2025
If you're looking for your next streaming fix and wondering which series you should watch in August, we are here with our selection of the most anticipated returns on the small screen. August 2025...
“Terrific news for those of us who obsess over the beauty of the American West”: Untamed has been renewed
Netflix’s Untamed has just been renewed for a second season, which is terrific news for those of us who obsess over the beauty of the American West. When it came out, I was surprised to read some...
“Failures of institutions, of humanity, and of care”: Grenfell: Uncovered review
When Grenfell Tower burned down in a mass of out-of-control flames in June 2017 in London, firefighters had never seen anything like it. Questions were asked about how this had been allowed to...
Great Adaptations: The Great Gatsby on film
Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, a tale of love, loss, wealth and excess, is now 100 years old. Over at Five Books For this month we've been looking at classics that are quicker reads and this is...
Why you should read ‘The Testaments’ if you have watched ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
After the finale of The Handmaid’s Tale this year, it didn’t take long for disappointment to surface on social media, with some viewers calling the last episode “awful.” However, that...
10 things you didn’t know about “Ghost”, 35 years later
July 13 marked the 35th anniversary of the release of Ghost, a film that has left an important mark on the history of cinema, particularly in the romantic genre. Starring actors Patrick Swayze, Demi...
The 8 best TV shows of 2025 so far
TV in the first half of the 2025 has been wonderfully fruitful. There has been a little bit of everything, from dark comedies and teen dramas, to post-apocalyptic adaptations and heartwarming family...
The first films: Late to the Movies
It would be fair to say that, generally speaking, I'm not much of a movie person. While others can quote entire scenes from their favourite films or debate the merits of different directors, I've...
The Last Of Us season two crashed and burned
This week, it was announced that Neil Druckmann will be stepping away from HBO’s The Last of Us series to focus on his work for Naughty Dog. Some background in case you are not aware: Druckmann and...