Released: 26th November 2025 to 1st January 2026 Number of Episodes: 8 Certificate: 15 Where To Watch: Netflix Created by: The Duffer Brothers Starring: Millie Bobbie Brown, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke and Jamie Campbell-Bower For nine years, Stranger Things has dominated the streaming charts with its lovable characters, visceral sci-fi horror and a

Released: 1847 Genre: Gothic, Drama Number of pages: 402 Emily Bronte's only surviving novel, Wuthering Heights, is considered a classic of English literature for its darker story and characters. Taking place in the late 1700s and early 1800s, Ellen Dean is a servant to a wealthy but deeply dysfunctional family. She tells the story of growing feuds between the Earnshaws and the Lintons that lead both families to ruin. The book is notable for its darker themes of domestic abus

2025: A year of great variety for the industry. The usual franchise follow-ups were all over our screens, but there were just as many earnest and committed productions that excelled massively across a wide range of genres. Drama and horror were certainly the biggest winners with plenty of brilliant films to take in. There were also some unique efforts that took new directions alongside the return of long-dormant properties. Most of the films I saw were decent, but the ones th

Released: 19th December 2025 (UK and US) Length: 197 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: James Cameron Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Britain Dalton and Jack Champion Returning to the masses in 2022 , James Cameron’s Avatar set out to dominate the decade with its gargantuan sci-fi action and stunning presentation. With Avatar: Fire and Ash, we’ve reached the mid-point of this five-chapter saga; while still thoroughly enter

Released: 28th November 2025 (UK) Length: 108 Minutes Certificate: U Director: Jared Bush and Byron Howard Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Idris Elba, Patrick Warburton, Fortune Feimster and Andy Samberg On its debut in 2016, Zootropolis found great success with likeable characters, superb animation and standout core themes. After a nine-year wait, the second entry has arrived, bringing back everything audiences loved while expanding outwards. Shortly

In my latest #gaming analysis, I'm looking at #KingdomComeDeliverance, #DiscoElysium and #BaldursGateIII. These are true RPGs that go far beyond their hollow contemporaries in the AAA scene...

Released: 7th November 2025 (Theaters and Netflix) Length: 150 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz Growing up on classic literature, Guillermo Del Toro has always applied an imaginative and detailed approach to filmmaking. Following a grand venture into 2D animation with Pinnochio , he’s taking on another iconic story. It’s pitched as a major passion project for the director and for the most pa

Released: 5 th January 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 270 In the 21 st Century our day-to-day lives in the west feel easier and more convenient than ever. Supermarkets with all the food we could ever want, digital technologies that provide seamless connection, machinery that has sped up manufacturing and removed much of the manual labour. But there is a grim underbelly to all our modern progress, one described vividly by Eyal Press’s Dirty Work.

Released: 7th November 2025 (UK and US) Length: 107 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Dan Trachtenberg Starring: Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi After taking up stewardship in 2022, Dan Trachtenberg has led the way for one of sci-fi’s most venerable creatures. With Predator: Badlands, the franchise takes its biggest leap in decades, flipping the story and characters into another standout production. Set in the far future, we follow Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Ko

My latest video game retrospective looks at #QuanticDream and their set of story-driven titles. How do #IndigoProphecy, #HeavyRain, #BeyondTwoSouls and #DetroitBecomeHuman hold up today? Let's find out...

Released: 10th October 2025 (UK and US) Length: 126 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Derek Cianfrance Starring: Channing tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple and Peter Dinklage At a time where many productions are pushing for the biggest budgets and most profitable returns, Roofman stands out from the pack, a small-scale release that anyone can enjoy. Loosely based on the life of Jeffery Manchester (played in the film by Channing Tatum), a for

Released: 27 th March 2025 Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance Fiction Number of Pages: 576 All The Colours Of The Dark from Chris Whitaker has received some hefty acclaim from multiple outlets. It’s a very effective novel with only a couple of stumbles. In 1975 a small American town is rocked by some sinister kidnappings, beginning from the perspective of the young Patch. In his darkest hour, he finds hope in a young girl who was also taken. Patch manages to escape and reconnec

Released: 26th September 2025 (UK and US) Length: 162 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio,...

My latest #Top10  video is now available on YouTube. I'm looking at the use of licensed music to open or end a film...

Released: 12th August - 24th September 2025 Number of Episodes: 8 Where To Watch: Disney+ Created by: Noah Hawley Starring: Sydney...

Released: 29th August 2025 (UK and US) Length: 107 Minutes Certificate: 15 Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Austin Butler, Matt...

Released: 2024 Genre: Fiction, Historical, Drama For more than forty years, Percival Everett has been a leading voice in US literature....

Released: 27 th April 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 291 Kieran Yates is a journalist with many...

Released: 25th July 2025 (UK and US) Length: 114 Minutes Certificate: 12A Director: Matt Shakman Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby,...

Released: April 1985 Genre: Western, Society Number of Pages: 353 Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, released in 1985, is considered one...