Opinion
Opinion, lists, analysis and more from our writing team, looking at some of the latest and greatest series from the small screen. Also home to our Pod People series on our favourite podcasts.
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Comedy
Sparkle & Grin: Our Favourite Christmas Comedy Specials
We all need a little release from this difficult year; our Comedy Team's favourite festive gems might be just the ticket Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
Comedy
ICYMI: Jain Edwards on Spitting Image
Staple of the Manchester comedy scene, Jain Edwards watches political Punch and Judy, Spitting Image Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
Film
Studio 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 -
Comedy
ICYMI: Chris Thorburn on Nighty Night
BBC The Social and Chunks regular Chris Thorburn experiences the deeply macabre Nighty Night Read more »| 05 Oct 2020 -
Comedy
ICYMI: 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 -
Opinion
True 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
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Comedy
ICYMI: 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 -
Opinion
Grand 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 -
Opinion
Psychokinesis: 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 -
Opinion
Girlfriend'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 -
Opinion
The 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 -
Film
Scottish 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 -
Opinion
Grow Up: The Evolution of Coming-of-Age TV
Season two of Netflix’s Sex Education marks how far coming-of-age television series have come Read more »| 05 Feb 2020 -
Comedy
ICYMI: Stuart McPherson on Peep Show
Scot Squad's Archie Pepper, stand-up comedian and all-round good guy Stuart McPherson enlightens us on his love of Peep Show Read more »| 03 Feb 2020 -
Film
The Beautiful Mundanity of Studio Ghibli
The celebration of the everyday in Studio Ghibli's films makes them the ideal animation studio for restorative home-watching Read more »| 31 Jan 2020