TV Musings: His Dark Materials

In light of the new BBC One television adaptation of His Dark Materials (airing on Sundays at 8pm), it’s worth acknowledging the trials and tribulations Philip Pullman’s work went through to earn its place on terrestrial television…

TV Review: The Circle Season 2

As Summer draws to a close and the winter nights begin creeping in, it can seem like our televisions are inundated with reality TV shows. Scratch that, maybe it’s just from Summer onwards — what with the most successful show at the moment being Love Island…

Film Musings: The Majesty of Misselthwaite

Twenty-five years into the future and another iteration of The Secret Garden is just around the corner. Marc Munden and Dorothea Brooking’s foray is set to premiere in the UK in April 2020, with Jack Thorne at the helm….

TV Review: Manifest

A somewhat fresh twist on the Bermuda Triangle mystery Rating: 4/5 Melissa Roxborough [Star Trek Beyond] and Josh Dallas [Once … More

Film Review: The Upside

Neil Burger’s The Upside (2019) was adapted from the French film The Intouchables (2011) and tells the story of parolee Dell Scott (Kevin Hart) and wealthy quadriplegic Phillip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston) who is in need of a “life auxiliary” (live-in carer)…

Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Young adult fiction seems to have taken on a world of its own in recent years and this is not a reference to fantasy or urban fantasy, but general fiction.