• Brains + Breakdown: The relationship between the genius and addiction in TV

    Emily Fletcher The ‘Genius’ and their experience of addiction can be seen in Netflix’s new original limited series The Queen’s Gambit, which was recently released. It takes on a young girl’s ascent into the world of competitive chess and her descent into an addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol....
  • Sex, Drugs, and Being on the Run: The Highs and Lows of the sense8 Christmas Special

    The next series of Netflix’s incredible sci-fi/fantasy show isn’t out until May, but their two-hour Christmas special is the perfect way to fill the sense8-shaped hole in your free time. With an emotional rollercoaster like that of Season One, a continuation of the high-stakes events, and just as much...
  • Trailer Watch – Class

    We finally have a full length trailer (and teaser) for Doctor Who spin-off Class, and it looks amazing. Ever since Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures left our screens in 2011, there has been a gap in the market for a Doctor Who spin-off show. Class is preparing to...
  • The Glorious Return of GBBO!

    After a delayed start due to the Olympics, The Great British Bake Off has finally returned to our screens in all of its quaint countryside glory. Not much has changed from any of the previous seasons: Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood continue as judges (because if they didn’t, there...
  • Game of Thrones Season 6 Review

    Warning: Spoilers ahead! Season six of Game of Thrones has been possibly one of the best yet, and is largely based on original material not found in the words of George R.R. Martin but adapted mostly from his fourth and fifth novels, A Feast for Crows and A Dance...
  • Film Review – Brooklyn

      Today, more so than ever, immigration is a hot topic and is affecting the lives of so many people, similar to when Irish and Italian people migrated to the USA, exactly what the 2015 release of Brooklyn charts. How fitting it has come at exactly the right time....