TV & Radio
Our guide to the best from the world of television, podcasts and online streaming video. Reviews of some of the best new shows, news on some of your favourite series, features and opinion from our team.
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FilmStudio Ghibli, Cottagecore & Inclusivity
The cottagecore aesthetic helps young people and marginalised groups to imagine a different future – and the movies of Studio Ghibli are key in pointing the way forward Read more »| 08 Oct 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Chris Thorburn on Nighty Night
BBC The Social and Chunks regular Chris Thorburn experiences the deeply macabre Nighty Night Read more »| 05 Oct 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Paul McDaniel on Friday Night Dinner
Regular Chunks-charmer Paul McDaniel takes in one of the best sleeper sitcom hits of the last decade Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
OpinionTrue Story: The Great Unwatched
Jonah Hill and James Franco star in the under-appreciated True Story – we revisit the film in our streaming TV and movies column Read more »| 06 Apr 2020 -
ReviewsThe Letter for the King
You'll forget The Letter for the King as soon as Netflix pushes the trailer for its next new series Read more »| 31 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsHunters
Hunters – which sees a diverse band of Holocaust survivors hunting Nazis in 70s America – tries to have and do it all Read more »| 27 Mar 2020
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ReviewsNoughts + Crosses
The series about racial inequality loses its appeal as it zeroes in on a rushed, clichéd star-crossed romance Read more »| 26 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsThe Trip to Greece
Coogan and Brydon's final fine-dining fling brings familiar warmth and palpable pathos Read more »| 25 Mar 2020 -
ReviewsFeel Good
The caustic new dramedy from standup Mae Martin offers a sweet, relatable glimpse into queer love Read more »| 19 Mar 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Emily Benita on Still Game
Glasgow-based stand-up Emily Benita takes a look at the ultimate Scottish sitcom Still Game. Get it roond ye Read more »| 13 Mar 2020 -
OpinionGrand Hotel: The Great Unwatched
We journey to a fictional Spanish town and its Grand Hotel – which plays host to an elaborate web of deception, lies and scandal Read more »| 12 Mar 2020 -
OpinionPsychokinesis: The Great Unwatched
In our search through some of the best oddities Netflix has to offer, a look at this Korean superhero movie in which a middle-aged security guard develops some surprising new abilities Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
OpinionGirlfriend's Day: The Great Unwatched
Bob Odenkirk is a greeting card writer embroiled in a Coens-esque web of violence and intrigue in Girlfriend's Day – we delve into the Netflix back catalogue to take a look Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
OpinionThe Haunting of Hill House: The Great Unwatched
We wander back into Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House in our new series highlighting some under-the-radar streaming shows and movies Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
FilmScottish Film Events & Streaming Highlights: March 2020
Another cracking month of Scottish filmgoing is ahead this month, featuring silent film festival HippFest, Glasgow Short Film Festival and a season on Joy and Despair in Japanese Cinema at Filmhouse Read more »| 03 Mar 2020