Episodes

Thursday Jan 16, 2025

Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
#73 Bad Sisters Season 2
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Alf and Tris discuss the second season of Sharon Horgan's Irish thriller, and how to breath new life into a story that has already had a satisfying conclusion.

Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
#72 The Penguin
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
An expansion of the Robert Pattison Batman universe, Colin Farrell's Penguin retells the story of Oswald Cobb's rise to the head of crime in Gotham. Alf and Tris discuss whether using spin-offs to merge with other genres could be the way forward for modern superhero stories.

Thursday Nov 14, 2024
#71 Sweetpea
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
One for Halloween, Ella Purnell stars in this murderous novel adaptation. Alf and Tris talk more about the perception of serial killers and sympathetic anti-heroes.

Thursday Oct 17, 2024
#70 Slow Horses Season 4
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Returning to the world of espionage, Alf and Tris discuss Slow Horses for the second time this year with the release of Season 4. How does this season hold up? Is there longevity in spy stories? Is a strong character enough to support a weak story indefinitely?

Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
#69 Monsters - The Lyle And Eric Menendez Story
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Alf and Tris discuss the implications and responsibilities of 'true crime' with the release of this docudrama about the high profile parricide committed by the Menendez brothers.

Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
#68 The Perfect Couple
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Alf and Tris discuss some of the strange decisions made by Susanne Bier when adapting Elin Hilderbrand's novel for a Netflix audience, that may have proved fatal to the story. Does this piece formalise the 'Nicole Kidman' genre?

Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
#67 House Of The Dragon Season 2
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Alf and Tris discuss the latest instalment to the Game of Thrones Universe, which saw writers trying to balance giving viewers what they want and breaking the rules. Does this spin off series make up for the short comings of the final season?

Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
#66 Presumed Innocent
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Apple TV drama directed by David E. Kelley. It's not the first time that Scott Turow's book has been adapted for the screen- Alf and Tris talk what this new shift in focus brings to the story.

Saturday Jul 27, 2024
#65 The Boys Season 4
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
A satire of the superhero genre with a punk rock attitude and a taste for the political that's brought an enormous number of viewers to Amazon Prime. But what made season 4 the weakest so far?