Television

With cinemas closed for a large part of 2020 and as the public were confined to their homes, TV played a significant role in helping people get through the Covid-19 pandemic. Thankfully, there’s been many great new shows and seasons to…

Animals have always played an important part in animation. Talking animals have played an even more crucial role. The Animals of Farthing Wood is a series that takes the concept of talking animals, a staple of children’s animated content,…

The Crown season four opens with a bang. Quite literally. For three seasons, creator and lead writer Peter Morgan had been reticent about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. While incidents like Aberfan disaster and the UK miners’ strike of…

In the mood to stream something completely mind-bending? You’re in luck. We’ve dug deep and compiled a list of the top five TV shows on Hulu that will turn your brain to scrambled egg and leave you all scratching your heads long after the…

Screen adaptations of classic novels can be uneven affairs. Sometimes they work, such as the epic treatment of J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. Sometimes they fail miserably, case in point Robert Warren's excellent novel All the King's…

Created by Belgian Pierre Culliford (Peyo) in 1958, beloved little blue creatures The Smurfs have been a mainstay of pop culture for some time, appearing in animated shows and CGI films, as well as toys and comic books. When these mushroom…

Willingly or not, we as a nation have collectively witnessed Sally Rooney’s rapid trajectory to fame with the television adaption of her sophomore novel Normal People. The series quickly became a household name, with seemingly everyone and…

HeadStuff's new series Binge Guide sees the website's film section contributors recommend TV shows close to their heart. This entry is on My Name is Earl, in honour of its recent 15th anniversary. In these times it can be hard to see the…

Nothing makes a series or film stand out like a memorable theme song or title sequence. Often, including in live action, a memorable credit reel can come in the form of an animation. It would be hard to find someone who, when thinking about…

New Netflix series Ratched is escapism into very familiar territory. That territory is American Horror Story. Creator and director Ryan Murphy of course is the man behind the long running AHS franchise, and although that series has waned…