by James Damm | Oct 29, 2025 | Film and Television
When The Bear first aired, it was electric. A show that somehow bottled the chaos of kitchen life and turned it into something lyrical. By the end of season two, I called it “a feast for the eyes” and that I couldn’t wait to see where it went next. A couple of years...
by James Damm | Oct 18, 2025 | Film and Television
When The Sun describes Sally Wainwright’s new BBC series, Riot Women, as a “woke man-hating drama polluting TV,” you know you’re onto a good thing. The creator of Happy Valley has never been one to write women who sit quietly, and Riot Women is no exception. Set in...
by James Damm | Jul 19, 2023 | Film and Television
The Beef and Grief Season one of ‘The Bear’ proved a sleeper hit and people are still napping on one of the best shows currently airing (Disney+, out this week in the UK). The show centres on Carmy, a skilled fine dining chef, who returns home to Chicago...
by James Damm | Dec 30, 2020 | Film and Television
2020 has been an awful year. I will not touch on the pandemic, if you want such content switch on the news. Instead, I’m going to speak about a different catastrophe, a fictional one. What better way to sign off for the year than doing what I do best, providing a...
by James Damm | Nov 21, 2020 | Film and Television
Wherever you look superheroes have become a staple of mainstream culture. Our blockbuster films are a world of superhero shared universes, reboots and remakes. The most successful of recent years has been the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with twenty-three films and...
by James Damm | Jul 4, 2020 | Film and Television
In the era of peak TV, it feels next to impossible to keep up with the shows you already watch, much less try to start extra ones. I get it. I blog about TV and even I can’t keep up with as many shows as I would like. Even with that in mind, I will pitch one I think...
