Cerebrum review: An enigmatic slice of sci-fi horror
12 July 2023
William returns home to recover after a terrible car accident leaves his world in pieces. Great performances and a chilling script make for an intriguing debut, says Simon Ings
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Best Interests review: Moving drama about life with muscular dystrophy
5 July 2023
Marnie is like any 13-year-old – except she has a severe form of muscular dystrophy. Best Interests is an empathetic drama about terrible choices, says Bethan Ackerley
Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media
7 June 2023
An alarming documentary about the court case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shows how a powerful, untamed social media has the potential to undermine our justice systems
Mrs. Davis and Class of '09 review: AI anxieties abound in TV sci-fi
10 May 2023
Hostility, scepticism and general disquiet towards artificial intelligence run through two new sci-fi shows, Mrs. Davis and Class of '09, but they have very different styles
Dead Ringers review: A triumphant reimagining of Cronenberg's classic
19 April 2023
Remaking a cult psychological thriller like Dead Ringers is a seriously tough ask. Amazingly, a six-parter starring Rachel Weisz as twin gynaecologists is a standalone triumph, says Bethan Ackerley
Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet
5 March 2023
The ballet Creature, adapted for film, worries about how we treat other primates, but its subtleties are overwhelmed by simple moralising and a metaphor that doesn’t work. The dancing is superb, though
Animalia review: Intriguing sci-fi thriller, shame about the aliens
24 February 2023
Faith, freedom and spirituality are key to a well-made sci-fi psychological thriller, Animalia. But writer-director Sofia Alaoui leaves the aliens dangling in an unsatisfying ending
The Last of Us review: An excellent example of fungal horror
18 January 2023
From Hannibal to Whitechapel and now this fine adaptation of a bestselling video game, why do fungi so often steal the show in TV thrillers, wonders Bethan Ackerley
Down to Earth with Zac Efron review: Eco-doc series makes green sexy
30 November 2022
Down Under, season two of Zac Efron's Down to Earth series, pulls off the trick he was after in the first season - making the pursuit of a greener, fairer world more desirable, finds Bethan Ackerley
Good Night Oppy review: Hybrid doc is the best Pixar movie never made
23 November 2022
The incredible true story of Mars rover Opportunity turns into a moving, inspirational and downright personal tale of a little machine millions of kilometres from home
