Netflix UK film review: The Bubble

Judd Apatow’s overblown and underwhelming pandemic comedy bursts on arrival.Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 6 (My Struggle II)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“Everyone dies in the end,” says Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis) in the finale of The X-Files Season 10. “I just changed the timetable.”

It’s an apt sentiment to share in what could be the … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 5 (Babylon)

So, you’ve just rebooted The X-Files. You only have six episodes in which to win over a new audience and justify your reboot to the old one. You’ve dabbled in some monster-of-the-week cases, you’ve indulged in some knowing humour and … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 4

After last week’s encounter with the Were-Monster, this week’s The X-Files swings from light humour to heavy drama – a transformation that doesn’t always bring out the show’s best side.

Chris Carter’s sci-fi has always benefited from that ability to … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 3 (Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster)

When a show is brought back for a limited series, it’s hard to know what it should be; exactly the same as the old days or something self-aware and new? The X-Files’ 2016 reboot has been a typically uneven affair, … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 2 (The Founder’s Mutation)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers.

“He didn’t answer my question,” observes Mulder in Episode 2 of The X-Files, after quizzing a sinister-looking man in a hospital. It’s the same thing that many people may be saying to themselves this week, … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 1 (My Struggle)

“The X-Files have been reopened,” says a familiar voice, as Fox’s revival of the sci-fi series begins. Yes, the show that ran for almost a decade has returned to our TV screens. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back as … Read More

First look UK TV review: Aquarius

How did Charles Manson amass a following and lead them to commit such horrific acts in the 1960s? That’s the kind of question you hope will be answered in Aquarius.

Inspired by true events, but giving them a fictional spin, … Read More

Sky snaps up David Duchovny’s Aquarius for August UK air date

David Duchovny’s TV series Aquarius will premiere in the UK in August on Sky Atlantic.

Sky acquired the rights to NBC’s gritty drama from ITV Studios Global Entertainment this week and announced plans to broadcast it on Sky Atlantic across … Read More