Film and Television Reviews

Period drama tells the story of Gentleman Phileas Fogg in 1871 making a wager of £20,000 to circumnavigate the world in 80 days. Joined by valet Passepartout and journalist Abigail Fix. The show is an enjoyable and fun globe trotting adventure with the 3 main characters evolving and changing as the 8 part adventure progresses. 7/10

The 1982 Neo noir Science fiction film depicts Los Angeles 37 years in the future, showing officer Rick Deckard tasked to eliminate 4 replicants, bioengineered beings near identical to humans, who have fled to Earth illegally. Blade Runner is a cult classic deserving its reputation as one of the most influential Sci-fi films in history. The city of Los Angeles is absolutely breathtaking with memorable characters and the haunting Vangelis soundtrack. 9.5/10

2014 action spy comedy shows chav Eggsy recruited into the Secret service by Kingsman agent Harry Hart. The film is fast, enjoys violence and swearing, has incredible fight scenes and is a fun watch. Some of the CGI is quite week however and some comedy dosent hit the landing. 8/10

In 1949, American author Holly Martins travels to Vienna, which is left in ruins after the second war. However, he is informed that his childhood friend harry Lime as been killed in a car accident. However the details begin to misalign as Holly becomes a detective to figure out what happened in this classic noir. The Third man is a classic Noir with incredible visuals thanks to filming in the genuine ruins of Vienna after WWII. 7.5/10

BBC 1 Comedy takes a cynical look into the exhausting world of the NHS Labour ward with Adam Key's humorous yet tragic work life. The show carefully balances the line between comedy and tragedy, yet some episodes feel very upsetting with little humour to stay enjoyed. 7/10

Louis Theroux returns to the controversial side of America as this BBC drama has him explore the impacts of social media throughout these areas of the country. The show may only be 3 episodes long but they remain very distinctive from each other and Louis is very entertaining to watch. 8/10

Sci-fi drama shows gifted child Paul Atreides and his family sent to the hostile planet Arakis in a politically complex takeover. Dune is easily one of the best looking films off the last decade. Director Denis Villeneuve is clearly passionate for the source material and makes the "unadaptable" story of Dune a stellar and otherworldly experience, accessible even to those who've never read the original books. 10/10

The 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise has agent 007 returning to MI6 to retrieve a stolen weapon that wiped out Spectre. Despite the shear amount of Bond films that have been made, No time to die effortlessly stands out as one of the best. The action, characters, music, title sequence and locations are all fantastic and brings lots new to the franchise. Apart from the villain, whose end goal isn't explored or explained very well, this film does everything right. 8.5/10