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
Wild life review: The couple who bought up Chile to conserve it
14 June 2023
What made Doug and Kristine Tompkins quit their corporate lifestyle and start buying swathes of unused land in South America? An engrossing documentary tells their story, says Simon Ings
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
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A Crack in the Mountain review: Stunning cave shows tourism's paradox
17 May 2023
A poignant documentary tells the paradoxical story of a vast, remote cave in Vietnam that looks likely to turn into a major tourist attraction
Silo review: With apocalypses everywhere, can a new TV show deliver?
10 May 2023
Dystopias are everywhere on TV, but for every gem there is one to forget. A new offering, Silo, starts from a great premise about a society forced to live underground, but does it really deliver, asks Bethan Ackerley
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
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