American animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog tells a strange tale, with even stranger characters. Small pink dog Courage lives with his owners, elderly couple Muriel and Eustace, in the middle of nowhere - a place that plays host to…

At one level, I Think You Should Leave follows in the stalwart tradition of improv-inspired sketch comedy. A lot of its talent (including the co-creator Tim Robinson) are former cast members of Saturday Night Live or members of Chicago…

America has always feared its cities, and no city has inspired more fear than New York in the 1980s. From the 1960s onward crime rates gradually increased in the Big Apple, driven by ideologically motivated underinvestment in social…

A debut is a dangerous thing. More than ever, it seems we’re looking for the next best thing: the Great Cinematic Prodigy par excellence. But the last we saw of Xavier Dolan was a cameo in the opening scene of It: Chapter Two. Before that,…

The 8th Night is a supernatural action flick. If this confluence of genres appeals to you, there is a lot to like in this Netflix movie from South Korean writer-director Kim Tae-Hyung. He does not bring anything new to the table, but his…

Video games are among the primary entertainment forms of our time. This doesn't just apply to gaming itself, either; the state of gaming has developed. There are successful streamers, and the e-sports sector has brought an intense sense of…

These days, with all the music available to us in every genre imaginable, there are few artists who give us all something to hold on to. It’s a surprise when we’re stopped in our tracks by something reflective, beautiful and lasting. Last…

Martin Aelred Colgan is one of those artists who really takes you by surprise. He is an accomplished musician who has had a long and winding career in music to date. Colgan started out fronting bands, before making his production debut with…