Prometheus: A fascinating prequel with the wrong main character

Prometheus is ambitious, pretty, fascinating and impressive. It’s also a disappointment.Read More

Alien: Resurrection: A cautionary tale of trying to copy brilliance

This flawed attempt to copy brilliance only leads to a disappointingly ugly mess.Read More

Alien 3: An underrated tale of religion and redemption

David Fincher’s underrated sequel is a brooding tale of religion and redemption.Read More

Aliens: A sci-fi film that should’ve won the Oscar for Best Actress

Bigger, bolder and beautifully emotional, James Cameron’s sci-fi is one of the greatest sequels ever made.Read More

Alien: The sci-fi horror where you can hear people scream

This sci-fi horror classic is a precisely terrifying feat of film-making in every possible way. Read More

VOD film review: Moana

This uplifting tale of a woman writing her own life story is brimming with music and imagination.Read More

VOD film review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

This enjoyably downbeat prequel is the least Star Wars of all the Star Wars films – and all the better for it.Read More

First Look UK TV review: Prison Break Season 5

With Prison Break back for a fifth season, we take a spoiler-free look at the show’s return.

There’s an urgent, genuinely baffling mystery at the centre of Prison Break Season 5. It’s not why Lincoln Burrows has been sent a … Read More

Prison Break primer: Your questions answered

In 2017, eight years after Prison Break ended, Fox launched a fifth season of the hit show that brought back all the familiar characters for a new adventure. With such a long time since the original series became one of … Read More

VOD film review: Queen of Katwe

A chess movie starring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o with a moving maternal bond at its centre? Checkmate.Read More