Rory Doherty

The penultimate episode of any thriller series is always a great place to take stock. Slow Horses' “Grave Danger” mirrors the second-to-last episodes of the past seasons – crucial exposition, stakes dialed up to maximum voltage, and a full shift to

After some mild complaints about the breathless, propulsive pacing of this show, “Returns” proves to be an apt title for a strong Slow Horses episode. 

As Slow Horses reaches the midpoint of Season 4, River is trapped in France while back at Slough House, the Dogs have come for Lamb.
 

Slow Horses Season 4 continues to deliver solid, dependable, gets-the-job-done-and-then-some in the opening episodes, which hit its marks with assured precision. 

Alice Lowe's sophomore effort, Timestalker, took her a dozen years to complete, but the result is one of the most unique films of 2024.

Saoirse Ronan mostly keeps The Outrun afloat in its choppy stretches, but the material doesn't begin to match the film's visual and sonic grandeur.

Nearly 50 years after it was initially filmed, Caligula finally gets a director's cut that redeems the Malcolm McDowell-Helen Mirren cult classic.

Kneecap, the fictionalized retelling of the titular band's rise, works as well as it does because the three unprofessional actors are so commanding; what they lack in acting finesse, they make up for with sparking energy, ferocity, and comic timing.