Review

Red Dwarf X 10.6 “The Beginning” TV REVIEW Episode 10.6 Writer: Doug Naylor Director: Doug Naylor THE ONE WHERE Red Dwarf is attacked by a Simulant Death Ship and Rimmer learns the truth about his parentage (either that or his dad is even more of git than Rimmer ever imagined, …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.08 “Man-Flu” TV REVIEW Episode 2.08 Writers: Ross Hastings, James Griffin Director: Geoffrey Cawthorn THE ONE WHERE Anders is back, he’s brought a magic tree branch and what starts out as a bout of ’flu soon turns into something much more serious for the family of Gods …

Purportedly the story of drummer Patty Schemel’s (’90s alt-rockers Hole) rise and fall, but really an attempt to shoehorn in as much of her home-filmed Kurt Cobain footage as possible, P David Ebersole’s scrappy documentary is a mess of talking heads sharing half-remembered truths. What hits hardest is how, without …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.07 “Effortless Manly Coolness” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.07 Writer: Fiona Samuel Director: Geoffrey Cawthorn THE ONE WHERE An old flame from Ingrid’s past returns and Agnetha may be gone but she’s still causing problems. VERDICT There’s a much more stand-alone feel to this …

Star Trek: The Complete Unauthorized History review: Boldly dishing the dirt Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a borderline alcoholic, a serial adulterer, a passive-aggressive control freak and a credit-hogger who exploited his co-workers. Those are just a few of the assertions casually made in the course of this concise …

Beauty And The Beast 1.03 “All In” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.03 Writer: Jeff Rake Director: PJ Pesce THE ONE WHERE Catherine says she won’t bother Vincent anymore. Again. But she does. Again. Oh, and some crime happens. VERDICT This show hasn’t got a chance until it figures …

As James Bond turns 50, he gets the ultimate photo album to mark the occasion. This comprehensive history of 007 and his exploits is just as lavish as the price tag suggests, and backs up hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes pictures and documents with exhaustive Making Ofs for every single Bond …

The Alps in question are a Greek quartet, comprising a nurse (Aggeliki Papoulia), a paramedic (Aris Servetalis), a gymnast (Ariane Labed) and her coach (Johnny Vekris), who provide a very unusual service: they impersonate the just-deceased – by wearing their clothes and speaking their words – to assist their relatives’ …

American Horror Story: Asylum 2.02 “Tricks And Treats” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.02 Writer: James Wong Director: Bradley Buecker THE ONE WHERE We delve into Sister Jude’s history and discover some of Dr Arden’s dark secrets. Meanwhile, the priests perform an exorcism on a farm boy – …

Set in suburban Moscow, writer/ director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “pitiless look at human nature” is a sombre, elegantly shot parable. When her wealthy husband Vladimir (Andrey Smirnov) announces that he plans to leave the bulk of his inheritance to his hedonistic daughter (Elena Lyadova) from a previous marriage, his dutiful second …