Thomas Shelby: gangster or war hero?
By Maisie Lund If you’ve seen Peaky Blinders, you’ll almost definitely have an affection for one of its main characters: Thomas Shelby,...
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Oct 2, 20215 min read
The Haunting of Bly Manor; trauma and tribulations in an 80’s aesthetic
In the aftermath of my second binge-watch of The Haunting of Bly Manor, I have taken to considering memories as a sort of anchor. An...
Aug 17, 20214 min read
‘Imagine’: An Insight into Kazuo Ishiguro’s life
By Lara Bryant I think we can all agree that most people’s T.B.R lists have skyrocketed in length since the pandemic began, and with...
Jun 10, 20214 min read
Line of Duty and fictionalised realities
by Eleanor Taylor The controversial Line of Duty finale kick-started a conversation about fiction’s duty to reflect reality. Was this...
May 7, 20214 min read
Why do crime documentaries always blame women?
By Jasmine Waters After three rounds of lockdown, the scripted arc of our favourite crime documentaries leaves women vulnerable to...
Mar 24, 20214 min read
Inventing Conspiracy: How Netflix failed Elisa Lam
By Zoe Bracegirdle In its most recent true crime venture, Netflix revealed the truth behind the much-theorised Elisa Lam case. While the...
Mar 17, 20215 min read
Queer As: It’s a Sin’s portrayal of life, love and AIDS in the 80s
By Emma Doyle Anyone who has had access to a television in the UK has no doubt experienced a brief encounter with Russel T. Davies’...
Mar 6, 20216 min read
Mac Finds His Pride: the episode that changed everything
By Beth Lindsay It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a show that is pretty hard to describe. Yes, it is a satirical sitcom, that much is...
Jan 23, 20215 min read
Romps, romance, and race: Everything you need to know about Bridgerton
Thought-provoking? No. Enjoyable and frivolous? Yes! Bridgerton was a whirlwind of sequins and aristocratic shags and I am still not sure...
Dec 21, 20204 min read
Why a new season of Gavin and Stacey would be a disaster
We are nearing a year since the long-awaited Christmas special that graced everyone’s screens last festive season. For me, many Christmas...
Nov 27, 20205 min read
Hate-watch or guilty pleasure? The stereotyped nightmare of Emily in Paris
Yes it’s ridiculous, and yes, it’s addictive – but do we love to hate the Lily Collins vehicle… or hate that we love it? By now, we’ve...
Oct 1, 20204 min read
‘Des’ | A Focus on the Victims, not the Killer
By Isobel Warner ITV’s latest drama Des successfully tells the victims’ stories, whilst simultaneously avoiding the glamorisation of a...
Aug 9, 20205 min read
How Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You breathed new life into TV drama
by Nicole Leslie Charria content warning: r*pe, sexual assault As Parliament brings in its ban of the rough sex defence and raises...
Jul 15, 20205 min read
The Midnight Gospel – Autofiction at its best
by Elliot Francis-Hewett The Midnight Gospel, brought to Netflix by Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and long-time podcast host...
Jul 4, 20204 min read
Why did I sleep on Killing Eve for so long?
When I see entertainment media associated with or containing the words ‘murder’, ‘killing’, ‘crime’ and ‘thriller’ I generally tune out....
Jun 25, 20204 min read
‘Indestructible and I have to be’: How autism affects families in The A Word
Autism is a lifelong disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. If you’re autistic or have someone on...
Jun 12, 20203 min read
After Life series 2 review | An ambitious but lazy step in the wrong direction
Ricky Gervais is a very successful man. As I write this, the second series of his smash-hit show After Life is the number one trending...
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