If you thought that the year couldn't get any better in terms of TV, prepare yourself. August is set to deliver the perfect mix of action, suspense and dramas that will move you to tears. The menu...
To watch Sky Documentaries’ Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard is to plug your wet brain directly into a high-voltage socket of pure, unadulterated 1980s chaos, only to realise with a sickening...
This month, over at Five Books For, we've been looking at books that reimagine the Victorians - a selection of modern novels that revisit the nineteenth century from fresh and often unexpected...
When people don’t trust cops, I get it. Remind me to tell you all about the cop who tried to bust me for “underage drinking” at age nineteen, when I’d merely been enjoying an Arizona Iced Tea...
The ritual of self-punishment is upon us yet again. By this, I don’t mean the men’s World Cup. The World Cup has been just fine so far. Soccer’s inherent beauty transcends its disappointments...
This July promises unforgettable TV marathons, featuring must-see titles from around the world. To start things off, Netflix is bringing the social realism of the Mexican series No Tengo Miedo...
Javier Bardem is just too good at playing villains. I have loved his work in his softer roles - 2010’s Biutiful comes to mind - but the man can evoke so many layers of shimmering menace that his...
One of the most highly anticipated European television premieres of 2026 is the series adaptation of the popular Harry Hole books, officially titled Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole. The Netflix production...
The year is flying by, and we are already halfway through 2026. For fans of Korean productions, these first six months have been a wild ride filled with brutal battles, nostalgic laughs, palace...
As previously mentioned, I think Matthew Rhys is terrific when he’s playing evil people - but then again, everyone thinks that Matthew Rhys is terrific when he’s playing evil people. But a chance...
