Film, TV & Book Reviews

I’m tempted to start this review with a reference to Charles Lamb’s exhortation to retain our childishness always, so that we never lose the capacity to respond to ...

Cancelled: CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES on how Netflix’s series renewal policy backfired Dead Boy Detectives, the newest supernatural show brought to you by Netflix dropped its latest trailer on Wednesday and ...

Believe it or not, I started watching this show on cable TV, whenever it was on. Figuring out which day of the week it was on and at what time ...

When I reviewed Aug Stone’s novel The Ballad of Buttery Cake Ass, I found myself returning to, not to say butting against, the coolness of the book that didn’...

From dystopian YA sagas to crime-solving beyond the grave and futuristic eye-candy, it’s a jam-packed month. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at some of the films, documentaries and series coming in ...

By Alexandra Shkuratova In the spin off show Berlin, the Netflix series that follows the iconic character from Money Heist, viewers are taken on a journey into Berlin’s past ...

“If you don’t know about object-oriented ontology, I’m not sure you can have a conversation about contemporary art,” says one gallerist early on in Bianca Bosker’s account ...

Let the screen take you back to a time when you didn’t have a care in the world says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Nostalgia sells. It makes the viewer forget all ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer profoundly influenced my childhood, a fact that might raise a few eyebrows considering its mature rating of 15 and above. But there was something undeniably captivating about ...

I’ve remarked before that getting hold of a poet’s debut novel is a pretty safe bet that you’ll have something good to read, and DéLana R....

Time off? Invest it in some good TV says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES With three long weekends back-to-back (Green Monday, March 25, and April 1) you can do a lot of catching up on ...

Crashing made me think of Chlorakas. And of the recent fire in Limassol’s historic Pavlidis mansion. Why? Well, this Netflix original series hinges on something we don’t (but ...

In a recent review, I wrote about how unease and pretty sentences aren’t enough to make a good novel. This week, I find myself reviewing another novel that is ...

How a Netflix show has become a key driver behind F1’s rising popularity By Raymond Boyle and Richard Haynes Before the engines started revving for the start of the 2024 ...

Harlem kicks off by presenting the cultural traditions of one of the world’s few remaining matriarchal societies – the Mosuo people – setting the vibe of the series right from the ...

The title of Isabel Waidner’s fourth novel refers to the name of the talk show that her eponymous narrator is offered after they play their part in the sudden ...

There are plenty of other worlds to imagine a life in on the small and silver screen finds CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Dune 2 premiered this week to universal acclaim. Dennis Villeneuve’s ...

On the last day at university, Dev and Em meet each other at a leaving ball. From different worlds, they work their way through a bottle of champagne and wind ...

When, at the very end of the book, Alex Michaelides’ narrator Elliot Chase addresses the reader with the line, ‘I’m certainly no good at writing stories’, I suspect he ...

Similar plots can down some great works before they get a chance to wow audiences says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Being a movie fan, my YouTube algorithm often suggests movie trailers which ...

I’ve been waiting for this for a while! Full Contact has finally hit the screens, marking Netflix’s first docuseries dedicated to the Six Nations. Split into eight episodes ...

By Rony Junior El Daccache Embrace the cringe: something unique to say Celine Dion is definitely the stand out protagonist in Ziwe’s debut book of personal essays Black Friend: ...

People never tire of superhero movies says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looking forward to a new battle It was quite a week for the superhero movie world. Madame Webb premiered to even ...

Did you know a woman was once at the top of the drug empire? Griselda Blanco ruthlessly worked her way up, intimidating even the most feared drug lords. In the 70...