Movies
Uberto Pasolini’s The Return isn’t just built off the closing stages of Homer’s Odyssey – featuring a guilt-ridden, lonely Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) tentatively and reluctantly returning to the frayed, fragile kingdom overseen by his queen Penelope (Juliette Binoche) – it builds on an appealing interpretation of its final scenes.
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There's been a spate of worrying across the pond about the state of the TV comedy. There's a sense among those at the BBC that critics haven't given sitcoms their propers in quite a while, with fears that comedy could become an endangered form
It wasn't that long ago that you could easily imagine Jude Law playing a charismatic cult leader, encouraging young men and their families to sacrifice themselves at the altar of his character's dark aspirations. In his new film The Order, Law is instead checking off a
BritBox
The UKTV series I, Jack Wright was initially announced in early 2024. Described as "a propulsive, darkly comic and moving murder mystery family drama, which offers many twists and turns as one family deals with treachery and hidden agendas from all involved," it is only the second stand-alone
Netflix
The holidays are a time when TV networks know viewers will tune in; it's not like people want to watch a Christmas Tree lighting in mid-January! However, that problem is exactly what Netflix has regarding The Great British Baking Show. The 60-hour wait from Tuesday at 8 p.
BBC
Our first look at BBC's upcoming historical epic King & Conqueror has arrived, offering a gritty preview of the sweeping eight-part drama that stars James Norton (Grantchester) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) as two of the most important figures in English history: Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex,
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Amazon Studio's Scottish series, The Rig, will return to Prime Video with Season 2 just in time for hangover viewing. The series, which initially debuted the first weekend of January 2023, returns almost exactly two years later, and sadly, it's still not safe to get back
Peacock
Even if they're a bit fuzzy on the details, most people have probably at least some knowledge of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Still considered the deadliest terror attack in the history of the United Kingdom, the flight was en route from Heathrow to JFK in
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December is upon us, and if you weren't ready for 2024 to be over, well, I can't help you; heck, I can't even get my stuff together, as evidenced by the fact that this post is going up five days after the first of
BritBox
Since the BBC bought ITV out of its half of BritBox International nearly a year ago in February 2024, there have been changes afoot. The BBC promised it would not alter the programming strategy or really interfere with BritBox's decision-making; after all, Aunty Beeb had tried and failed
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Doctor Who Christmas special season! Yes, we're mere weeks away from the iconic sci-fi series' annual holiday installment, and this year the show's swinging for the fences with a Bridgerton star, a Time Hotel, and
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Forget Christmas; Santa has already brought us the gift we most hoped for: the Season 2 renewal of Rivals. The throwback soapy drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper's bestselling novel of the same name from her Rutshire Chronicles universe, was one of the most underrated series of 2024.