by anna jane begley TV has always been seen as the lesser art form. Asked about your favourite film and tens or hundreds of Oscar-nominated masterpieces may come to mind. Asked about a truly brilliant TV series – not your usual sitcoms or reality shows – and you may struggle to list anything beyond Breaking […]

by anna jane begley Squid Game was one of the most exciting original series to grace Netflix – the story of bona fide “loser” Seong Gi-hun and his desperate bid to win some cash by taking part in a fight-to-the-death sequence of playground games captivated international audiences and impressed critics with its aciculate critique of […]

by anna jane begley How I found myself paying to watch an hour’s worth of TV ads I’m not quite sure. What is usually the bane of the TV-watching experience, director Radu Jude and philosopher/co-director Christian Ferencz-Flatz have turned into an experimental documentary that observes Romania’s transition from socialism to capitalism post-Revolution. Composed solely of […]

by anna jane begley  If you’re scratching your head trying to recall the past three seasons of Steve Blackman’s Umbrella Academy don’t fret. Luther’s marriage and mission to the moon, Viktor’s destiny to destroy the planet, Allison’s betrayal of her family – these events are at best background info and at worst inconsequential. This new […]