Why We Are Who We Are should be your next box set

Director Luca Guadagnino’s first foray into television is something of a triumph, losing neither his renowned aesthetic nor his sensitive characterisation in the translation to the small screen. This eight-part series, set in an American military base near Chioggia, Italy, … Read More

VOD film review: Motherless Brooklyn

Edward Norton brings old-school appeal to this nostalgic neo-noir.Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Christmas Chronicles 2

Even Kurt Russell as Santa can’t save this disappointing festive sequel.Read More

Netflix review: Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine

Sarah Cooper pulls off the jump from TikTok to Netflix with this inventive, amusing satirical comedy special.Read More

Unhinged review: A grisly, gripping ride

Russell Crowe is horribly entertaining in this grisly, gripping road rage thriller.Read More

Defending Digga D review: A timely, absorbing documentary

This absorbing documentary, directed by Marian Mohamed, follows 20-year-old UK drill artist Digga D (real name Rhys Herbert) as he is released from prison following 15 months inside, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Having made a … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Hillbilly Elegy

This one-note adaptation of JD Vance’s memoirs is as subtle as Brian Blessed at a spelling bee.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Carmel: Who Killed María Marta

This occasionally rushed docuseries captures the media frenzy surrounding a notorious Buenos Aires murder.Read More

VOD film review: 100% Wolf

A would-be werewolf transforms into a not-at-all ferocious poodle in this amiable animated adventure.Read More

The Queen’s Gambit becomes Netflix’s most popular limited series

The Queen’s Gambit is Netflix’s most popular limited series to date, according to the streaming service.

Based on Walter Tevis’s novel of the same name, The Queen’s Gambit chronicles the life of the orphan chess champion Beth Harmon, who grows … Read More