Burns Night: 14 Scottish films to put on your watchlist

To many people January means dark evenings, renewed efforts to start exercising or curling up with a crime drama box set. But 25th January is a night for celebration, as Scottish poet Robert Burns is honoured with suppers of haggis, … Read More

Homeschooling: Your educational TV and film streaming kit

With schools closed at the start of 2021, parents across the UK are once again facing the challenge of working from home while also trying to homeschool their children. Schools are providing resources, mostly via the web, but even with … Read More

Up: Looking back at Michael Apted’s groundbreaking series

There are lots of documentaries that claim to be groundbreaking. The Up series genuinely is. Following 14 British people since 1964, when they were just seven years old, the show went on to check back in on each one every … Read More

January 2021 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this month

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box … Read More

Top 20 TV shows of 2020

2020 will go down in history as one of the worst in recent memory, with nobody coming out of it unaffected by illness, bereavement, job losses, financial struggles or other stresses and trauma. Throughout these past 12 months, one thing … Read More

Top 20 films of 2020

As 2020 draws to a close, it’s tradition for us to take a look back at the best films to hit our screens over the past 12 months. This year, though, has been far from traditional as far as movies … Read More

The best mystery shows of 2020

Nothing says “dark winter nights” like curling up with a good mystery box set. As 2020 draws to a close, our resident super-sleuth pores back over the past 12 months of TV and deduces the best puzzling, gripping and entertaining … Read More

2020: The year horror came home

A magazine such as this would not even exist were it not for the natural drift, in this digital age, of all films onto the Internet. Even titles that start with a big traditional theatrical release eventually end up online … Read More

Silent Night: Looking back at early screen adaptations of A Christmas Carol

When it comes to Christmas, it sometimes seems all anyone wants to hear is about is Scrooge. Scrooge, Scrooge, Scrooge. If you’re looking for a fresh take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, then silent films are the place to … Read More

Introducing… The 12 Days of Netflix (again)

If you’ve looked at the Netflix Christmas movie line-up in the UK, you’re probably still waiting for Santa Claus to come to town. Because, let’s face it, it’s hardly a selection box of seasonal classics.

There’s Nativity! and Arthur … Read More