Film, TV & Book Reviews

I put off watching this for years, thinking it was a Star Trek spoof. But in July, having watched and re-watched everything from Voyager to DS9, I gave The Orville ...

If Harvey Weinstein and his ilk were actual monsters rather than figurative ones, it might make the abuse, sexism, homophobia, exploitation and dehumanisation that seems to have marked the history ...

Neflix attempts the ‘unfilmable’ series of graphic novels Netflix’s latest foray into live adaptation might be the most ambitious one yet: bringing to the screen the massively successful graphic ...

A lot can happen in a hypermarket. The larger the store, the more places there are to hide dirty diapers or even severed feet. In this sitcom, a diverse bunch ...

About 12 years after the events of Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch, Simon, the neighbour tasked with writing down Katharina Kepler’s account of the events leading up to ...

Fans of the universe can thrill at upcoming films and series, but CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES asks how fairly are those behind them being treated Marvel boss Kevin Feige had a very ...

Once nicknamed ‘the Deuce,’ the junction of Manhattan’s 42nd street with Seventh and Eighth Avenue was also New York’s capital of sleaze, home to porn cinemas peep shows, ...

It’s strange to be able to say that a novel would be better if it were longer, but also that it would be better if it were shorter. The ...

Before embarking on your own summer holiday CONSTANTNOS PSILLIDES views how the small screen portrays those taken by the good, the bad and the hunky Emails are answered, work settled ...

I hate the word snowflake, as used to describe an overly sensitive, and mostly young, part of society. But it is hard to disagree that the same demographic shares a ...

When Selin, the protagonist of Either/Or, realises that she is no good at what her Harvard course list calls ‘Creative Writing’, she finds a way to avoid letting this ...

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES gets gripped by movies based on videogames to check out on Netflix The newest videogame adaptation to make it to Netflix, Resident Evil, dropped on Thursday but I’...

Expelled from school and sent to Australia, rebellious New York teen makes waves among a young surfer’s circle when she gets there, managing to leave a predictable mess in ...

We all know that HR people tend to be treated with suspicion in the workplace. (Apologies to any HR people reading this. You may, of course, be the exception, so ...

When all seemed lost, the Duffer Bros turned things around with their monster hit. Bring on Season 5 says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES When season 3 of Stranger Things dropped so did my heart. ...

It started out with despair. After watching what seemed like most of the newly-released TV hits on Netflix, and with the removal of some standard feel-goods, I was desperately seeking ...

Since John Waters’ work is routinely called transgressive and perverse, perhaps it should not be surprising that the book Liarmouth most reminds me of is Thomas Nashe’s The Unfortunate ...

Although a genre as old as history itself is not liked by all there are some gems says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Originating from the Italian 16th-18th century theatre, the Commedia ...

If you’re looking for an accurate depiction of the Los Angeles Lakers’ stunning rise and success between the 70s and the 80s, then Winning Time is not for you. ...

The best that can be said about Hidden Treasures, the latest offering from Limassol-based author Michelle Adams, is that it has the makings of a successful Hallmark Channel movie. By ...

Documentaries about extreme ways of life can be a fascinating, if troubling, watch says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Cults and religious extremism fascinate me. I know, not the healthiest of obsessions, but ...

Bayview High School’s follow-up One of Us Is Lying is a perilous truth or dare game. The TV show is an American young adult mystery drama created by Erica ...

When something doesn’t quite fit into the genre you expected, it’s tempting to write something like, ‘This is more than just a crime novel’. The problem with that, ...

June is International Pride Month, a time when members of the LGBTQ community celebrate who they are, and corporations dye their logos rainbow colours in a shameful attempt to distract ...