Rory Doherty is a writer of criticism, films, and plays based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He's often found watching something he knows he'll dislike but will agree to watch all of it anyway. You can follow his thoughts about all things stories @roryhasopinions.
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.
Whether you’re down to rollick around history with Apple TV+’s Time Bandits or not, rebooting British Fantasy cult classics is big business. Here are ten suggestions of what streaming could do next.
The drab, murky aesthetic and subdued mood of Starve Acre is a too-easy shortcut around an oppressive atmosphere without having anthing novel to say in a saturated genre.
The Convert, directed by acclaimed Kiwi director Lee Tamahori, shows a lot of the right instincts, but gets stuck in the usual traps of fiction about Indigenous history from a white perspective
Global responses to COVID-19 became era-defining super-events so quickly that The Fortressis mostly forgiven for how abruptly and dramatically it exploits paranoia about bureaucracy and contagion.
