By Jared White The Importance of LGBT+ Representation in TV and Film. I recently finished watching It’s A Sin, Channel 4’s new five-episode series that tells the story of a […]
Category: TV
The messy politics of The Queen’s Gambit
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of The Queen’s Gambit is just how apolitical it seems to be—for a show set during the height of The Cold War, it is conspicuously […]
REVIEW: Emily in Paris (2020)
Due to the various snippets of reviews I’ve read for Netflix’s new show Emily in Paris (2020), it is safe to say I was expecting the bare minimum. It is […]
The Lockdown List: Derry Girls (2018 – present)
The comedy show ‘Derry Girls’ follows an ensemble of students trying to navigate their way through teenage life. Despite being incredibly well-written, it is criminally underrated and many have not […]
The Lockdown List: RATCHED (2020)
‘The Lockdown List’ is a new fortnightly feature on The Yorker whereby we share with you some of the best content to be watching during this isolation period – we […]
Review: Netflix series ‘Sex Education’
Series 1 of ‘Sex Education’ was a strange, funny and touching series. So when Series 2 came out, I was excited to delve back into the lives of the students […]
Review: Netflix Series “You” Part 2
The second series of this chilling romantic thriller came out at the end of 2019 on Netlifx, and this new series promised to be just as disturbing, intriguing and action-packed […]
Review: Netflix Series “You” Part 1
In 2018 the series “You” premiered on Netflix, and with the first series ending on an obvious cliff hanger, it was only a matter of time until it would be […]
And the “Award for Best Netflix Original’’ goes to…. BoJack Horseman.
Sorry, what? How did an adult cartoon go onto become the greatest social commentary of contemporary society, and provide one of the darkest critiques of today’s culture? Five years ago, […]
Review: Stranger Things Season 1 and 2
Stranger Things has become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, at least amongst a certain audience. For those unaware, the Netflix original series was first released in the summer of 2016, […]