Crooked preachers and sexy priests: has TV got a problem with Christianity?
TV review
The Righteous Gemstones review – if Tony Soprano opened a megachurch
March 2019
Captive State review – ambitious sci-fi thriller offers up uneven intrigue
A jumble of themes and ideas jostle for space in an audacious, but often messy, film that takes a familiar alien invasion set-up and goes for broke
December 2018
2018 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2018: the full list
2018 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2018: No 8 – Black Earth Rising
October 2018
The Conners: how does Roseanne survive without Roseanne Barr?
Saturday Night Live: the most memorable cameos of the Trump era
September 2018
The Big Lebowski review – The Dude bowls back the years
Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey and Emma Stone: Hollywood’s biggest stars take over autumn TV
May 2018
Roseanne after Roseanne: how the sitcom can carry on without her
Cold comfort: how the Roseanne revival portrayed a bleak America
March 2018
Modern family: how Roseanne deals with the political divide at home
Roseanne review – bittersweet reboot explores life under Trump
April 2017
Roseanne set for TV revival with original cast on board
The hit 90s sitcom is set to return for an eight-episode limited series with Roseanne Barr, John Goodman and Sara Gilbert attached
November 2016
First look review
Patriots Day review: Boston marathon bombing movie is tense yet respectful
The latest collaboration between Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg is a moving and compelling homage to a city and its spirit, as well as a gripping procedural
July 2016
Trailer park
Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston go ape in trailer for Kong: Skull Island – video
Deadpan John Goodman is king of Kong: Skull Island Comic-Con panel
April 2016
Ratchet & Clank review – game spin-off running on empty
Another good video game has its soul removed to fit a factory-line animation template, but it fills 90 mins for kids if they’ve seen everything else
March 2016
10 Cloverfield Lane review – taut, Hitchcockian thriller
First look review
10 Cloverfield Lane review – monster 'sequel' is more Hitchcock than Xbox
