Film: Leave the World Behind
Sam Esmail is definitely a creator worth following. His futuristic conspiracy thriller Mr. Robot is …
TV: Colin from Accounts (Season 1)
Harriet Dyer was one of the best things about the flawed but funny American Auto. …
Novel: Fleet Elements by Walter Jon Williams
The second civil war of the Praxis comes to head in Walter Jon Williams’ Fleet …
Film: Transit
Christian Petzold’s Transit (2018) isn’t particularly unique, but it makes one bold, ingenious decision that …
The Internet’s No Fun Anymore
I still vaguely recall opening my laptop with a sense of positive anticipation: that there …
Film: The Sentinel
Sometimes a review website is a confessional. In the case of The Sentinel (1977), it’s …
Film: California Split
It doesn’t get more “Altmanesque” than California Split (1974), one of prolific director Robert Altman’s …
Collection: Standing by the Wall by Mick Herron
Having now read Standing by the Wall (2022), I’m officially caught up with Mick Herron’s …
Film: Past Lives
Celine Song’s Past Lives (2023) is a beautiful film, an intimate, quiet story that feels …
Film: The Square
Ruben Östlund’s The Square (2017) isn’t the most riveting of his films, but unlike Triangle …
Novel: Bad Actors by Mick Herron
Mick Herron’s Slough House books walk a deft, zig-zaggy line between comedy and tragedy, comedic …
TV: Scavengers Reign (Season 1)
Alien planets aren’t usually all that alien in science fiction media, but Max’s sublime Scavengers …
TV: The Changeling (Season 1)
Somewhere between its hot start and rushed finale, the first season of Apple’s The Changeling …
Film: Fingernails
A science fiction film starring Jessie Buckley, which also features Riz Ahmed and Jeremy Allen …
Novel: Slough House by Mick Herron
Mick Herron’s Slough House series is the perfect spy saga for our times, a brilliant …