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Michelle Yeoh is an awfully busy actor. In the past few years, she’s starred in the hit Everything Everywhere All at Once, appeared in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (her second MCU character, after a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), and led the Netflix series The Witcher: Blood Origin.

Kaleidoscope is Netflix’s first big release of 2023, and it hasn’t disappointed audiences around the world. The crime drama stars Giancarlo Esposito as the leader of a team who is trying to pull off the biggest heist in modern history, one that was partially based on real events that happened in the aftermath of Hurricane

This article contains spoilers for Kaleidoscope season 1. In terms of creative TV structure, Netflix’s latest hit series Kaleidoscope is about as unique as they come. The show’s eight episodes (all named after colors naturally) follow the years, months, and days leading up to and after a grand heist and can be viewed in any

This Quantum Leap review contains spoilers. Quantum Leap Episode 10 The Quantum Leap revival has led fans on a journey from the criminal back alley (twice) to outer space, the boxing ring, backstage at a rock concert, the Wild West, a “haunted” house, a youth camp, and a natural disaster. At the end of last

The events of The Last of Us video game series are triggered by an outbreak of a parasitic fungal infection that transforms people into zombie-like creatures. In the real world, the Cordyceps fungus typically only infects insects like ants, but in the world of The Last of Us, this fungus has mutated to infect human

Warning: this Happy Valley review contains spoilers. Behold, the cold fury of Catherine Cawood. The hurt rage radiating off her in that final scene could power a warship. The next time we see Clare, she’ll just be a scarf floating in a puddle on the floor of that Sheffield cafe, Catherine having disintegrated her with

This 1923 review contains spoilers. 1923 Episode 4 It must be somewhat difficult to write a period piece, when the history is largely known, and still keep it compelling and intriguing. When an audience knows how something is going to end, it can take the fun out of guessing a little bit for those of

This Mayfair Witches review contains NO spoilers. Anne Rice has been casting a spell over horror fans for generations. While her Vampire Chronicles has become part of modern mythology, other magical creations sit in a darker corner. Mayfair Witches invites them to come out of the shadows. The AMC series is based on Rice’s trilogy

The Fastest Man Alive is speeding towards the end of his adventures on The CW. The Flash season 9 will mark the conclusion of the long-running Arrow spinoff, which first aired in 2014. The final season will consist of 13 episodes meant to wrap up the story of Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen and his extended

Witches are more than just gingerbread-loving, black hat-wearing, broomstick-flying creatures of chaos and evil. While there are plenty of on-screen witches that still have questionable morals, there are just as many with a more nuanced backstory. But just because there are more “good” witches out there, doesn’t mean that these magic wielders are any less

WARNING: this review contains spoilers for all three episodes of Stonehouse At first glance, ITV drama Stonehouse has all the usual true crime trimmings: deceit, betrayal, untimely death (well, sort of), but it’s quickly apparent that this is not your average true crime drama.  The set and costume design gives a sizable early hint that

The hit Netflix series Ginny & Georgia follows mother and daughter duo, 30-year-old single mother Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) and her 15-year-old daughter, Ginny (Antonia Gentry) who move from Texas to the town of Wellsbury. Along for the ride with them is Georgia’s nine-year-old son, Austin. Having moved multiple times before, they are no strangers

After a very long wait, Pedro Pascal is finally returning to TV screens this year. In an upcoming fan-favorite sci-fi series, Pascal’s character must protect a child as they embark on a perilous journey with danger around every corner. No, we don’t mean the third season of Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian. Rather, Pascal will

SPOILER WARNING: This feature contains spoilers for the whole series of Stonehouse When it comes to the battle of the best 2023 dramas, ITV has come out swinging with Stonehouse, its gripping retelling of the true crime antics of MP John Stonehouse. Stonehouse has everything: an outrageous true story full of twists and turns, a

There are almost always some discrepancies when adapting source materials like books or video games into movies and TV shows. Each storytelling method has its own strengths and weaknesses that make translating across mediums a challenge. In the case of Game of Thrones, series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ran out of source material

Netflix’s newest heist series Kaleidoscope boasts a unique take on the genre – the order you watch the episodes, aside from the finale, doesn’t matter. You can start with almost any episode and therefore have a different viewing experience than someone else who started with a different one. According to Netflix, the series is “loosely

Contains spoilers for seasons 1 and 2 of Gangs of London. Waleed Zuaiter is actually a really friendly guy. The California-born actor who grew up in Kuwait is chatting to Den of Geek via zoom, and we’re having a lovely natter. You could almost forget that he embodies one of the most unsettling characters on

This Quantum Leap review contains spoilers. Quantum Leap Episode 9 Quantum Leap returned to screens on Jan. 2, 2023 with episode 9 “Fellow Travelers” after an episode 8 cliffhanger and a long holiday break. At the end of the midseason finale, Ben (Raymond Lee) remembers why he leapt: to save Addison (Caitlin Bassett). Viewers standing

This Yellowstone review contains spoilers. Yellowstone Season 5 Episode 8 Yellowstone season 5 can best, and favorably, be described as purposeful or deliberate. There have been a myriad of smaller character moments to build up an already impressive catalog of believable characters. There has been a spitoon filled to the brim with gobs of cowboy

This 1923 review contains spoilers. 1923 Episode 3 Being finite, even by definition, should never be seen as a limitation. There’s something to be said about the simple fact that all things must end, something can be reassuring within it, and there is something almost beautiful about that fact.   It’s also a fact that fans

You know how it feels like virtually every piece of television or film has to have some sort of disclaimer in the news before its release saying “based on a true story”? It’s almost as if the creators of fiction believe it gives more credence to their plot if they can say it’s realistic enough

The Japanese word ‘tsundoku’, beloved by book nerds, refers to the pile of unread books next to your bed or by the sofa, which rises steadily with each new optimistic purchase. There must be an equivalent for the mental stack of TV and film titles we each carry around inside our heads, made longer with

The end of the year is the traditional time to take stock, tally up and remember the highlights of what has been, at times, a very strange old run of it. It also happens to be the point of the year when a lot of us manage to down tools for a little bit and

MAJOR SPOILERS! This is for viewers who have already streamed all episodes of Without Sin on ITVX Full of twists, turns, and Vicky McClure’s seemingly endless wardrobe of excellent knitwear, ITVX’s exclusive new drama Without Sin is a triumph. From its first moments, this thriller left us with questions, and they only multiplied as the

Technically speaking, 2022 was a rough year for the television industry. The previously unshakeable Netflix posted intimidating earnings losses, leading some observers to question whether the streaming bubble had burst. Meanwhile the newly-formed Warner Bros. Discovery hit choppy waters with its own streaming situation, making a mess of HBO Max in the process. And let’s

This isn’t about favorites. Favorites are flimsy and can be overdone, like a song or a sandwich filling you tire of after choosing it one too many times. This is about rightness. Of all the Doctors in the TARDIS, of all the Bonds in the Aston Martin, of all the Batmen in the Batsuit, there’s

This article contains spoilers for The Witcher: Blood Origin and The Witcher While The Witcher: Blood Origin did what it set out to do – show what caused the Conjunction of the Spheres – this four episode miniseries ultimately left us with more questions than answers. Between Jaskier’s (Joey Batey) involvement in the Elves’ fight,

Warning: contains finale spoilers for His Dark Materials season 3.  In the closing moments of Bad Wolf’s majestic adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, a caption on screen tells us what lies ahead for Lyra and Will. After freeing the ghosts from the Land of the Dead and returning healing Dust to the ailing multiverse, the teenagers

This article contains spoilers for The Witcher: Blood Origin. Set 1200 years before the events of The Witcher, The Witcher: Blood Origin tells the story of the Conjunction of the Spheres and how the Continent was changed forever. This four episode miniseries follows a band of warriors on their quest across the Continent as they

Warning: Contains spoilers for the Ghosts Christmas special Be warned: the opening scene of the Ghosts Christmas special might leave you slightly perturbed, wondering where all the Christmas is at, as there’s nary a whiff of festive cheer – just some scouts practising archery (without killing anyone this time) in the grounds of Button House