Theo Fisher

Its star shines, but The Smashing Machine finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Half documentary, half family drama, all fever dream – The Smashing Machine is not the film many might expect. Based on the 2002 documentary of the same name, Benny Safdie’s version chooses not to retell Mark Kerr’s story in the usual sports biopic fashion. Limited montages, no soaring moments of triumph, and even when you think it’s going to take the generic path of inspiration and motivation, Safdi...

Episodes watched: 6 out of 8
In a time of spin-offs, reboots and prequels galore, Alien: Earth doesn’t just justify its place; it earns it. This isn’t a retcon, and it’s certainly not a rehash. Noah Hawley takes the dusty bones of a legendary franchise and breathes into it something braver, stranger, and smarter than anything it’s hosted in years.
This is Alien by way of Fargo: deep, unnerving, layered, and, above all, necessary. Something you can’t say for many new entries into long-standing...

After soaring with Top Gun: Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski trades jets for cars, and Cruise for Pitt with F1 — a high-octane showcase that, while visually arresting, never quite hits the emotional apex it’s clearly aiming for.
Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a once-touted wonderkid of F1, who’s been licking his wounds in the shadows for nearly three decades following a career-ending crash. He’s reintroduced with a thunderous lap at Daytona — all smoke, steel, and swagger — engineered by none...

The dysfunctional gaming family of Mythic Quest makes a triumphant return to the small screen after a long hiatus, as the fourth season arrives on Apple TV + this week. Delivering with a sense of reinvention, tackling bold new ideas, while still delivering the sharp, comedic edge fans of the show have come to love.
Ever wondered what the creative minds behind Mythic Quest think about advancements in artificial intelligence? Or about the infiltration of sovereign wealth? Or child labour laws? ...

The newest project from Greta Bellamacina and Jaclyn Bethany, Tell that to The Winter Sea, follows the journey of two women who reconnect after years apart, reminiscing about their past relationship together. The film weaves between ideas of romantic and platonic bonds and dives into how relationships can evolve, reflecting on the ways we grow and change with those we hold dear. Their story is one of memory, love, and the enduring power of female friendship.
FILMHOUNDS caught up with the pair...

Westworld meets Mad Max in Prime’s superb sci-fi adventure.
For a long time, the term ‘video game adaptation’ struck fear in both avid gamers and bingers alike. And while the big screen has yet to find its way, the small screen seems to have found a winning formula, as fresh off the success of 2023’s The Last of Us, we have another fantastic take on a popular game franchise.
Those who have any experience playing the (six) games in the series will be plugged in from the off here, but for those...

This a point no more relevant than during its meta-fest of a conclusion, which sees Gerwig at the peak of her powers, having you laugh out loud before (literally) one minute later sending you into an existential crisis soundtracked by Billie Eilish. This is the patented Greta Gerwig experience, almost like the filmmaker sets out to ensure you’re sat mulling it over for days.

Plenty of players have seen titanic encounters slip away from them after fighting tooth and nail for half a dozen hours to see a match snatched away in mere seconds. That's tennis.
RadioTimes.com dives into the archives to bring you the longest ever matches in tennis history.
Wimbledon on TV | Wimbledon order of play today | Wimbledon presenters, pundits and commentators
What is the longest tennis match of all time?
11 hours, 5 minutes
John Isner def. Nicolas Mahut
2010 Wimbledon Round 1: 6-4...

The hierarchy of Men’s tennis has seen much fluctuation over the past 50 years.
From the beginning of the Open Era in 1969 to present day, we have seen several truly special talents, many of whom have a valid argument in laying claim to being the ‘best’.
So how do we run the rule over this batch of history makers? Should you really weigh up Open Era tennis vs what came before? And does it purely boil down to how many Grand Slam titles a player has won?
RadioTimes.com has considered a variety ...

What constitutes the greatest? A question pondered by sports fans the world over, and one that presents as especially tricky when comparing individuals across eras and becomes near impossible when you apply it to Women’s Tennis.
Should more weight be given to those who set records in the Open Era? Does domination of just one event count against a player when comparing to an all-court specialist?
RadioTimes.com has considered a variety of factors to identify just who deserves a place in the to...

There’s been plenty of movement in men’s tennis over the last 12 months.
Young prodigies have come to the fore, tournaments have been sent into disarray by deportations and bans, the World No.1 ranking has changed hands a whopping seven times, and who can forget saying goodbye to arguably the face of men’s tennis, Roger Federer?
Where does that all leave us? Who are the finest players on the ATP tour as 2023 continues at speed?
Compiling such a list as this is no small feat. How do you weigh ...

What is the current state of the WTA Tour? We’ve said poignant and early goodbyes to legends of the game in Serena Williams and Ash Barty, we’ve seen teenagers achieve the impossible, and we’ve seen the top ten rankings fluctuate more than ever.
The short answer to the initial question: it's doing great.
Despite many flagging the lack of an obvious rivalry for fans to sink their teeth into, the women’s game is bristling with super talented, big hitting, highlight reel-making stars, with perso...

Episodes watched: 7 out of 10

Apple TV+ hit the dramedy sweet spot once again with Shrinking, a poignant and hilarious feel good show lead by a tremendous ensemble cast.

Ever wanted to see Indiana Jones rip the piss out of Marshall from How I Met Your Mother? Well want no more, as the makers of Ted Lasso bring us a show that asks what if the most radical therapy technique was simply…breaking every rule in the book?

Led by Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) we follow therapist Jimmy, who ...

Young guns, tour veterans, and established stars attempt to break the mould in Netflix’s latest behind the scenes look into sporting worlds, as the team behind F1: Drive to Survive attempt to pull back the curtain on all things Tennis.
Landing next Friday (on the eve of the first Grand Slam of the year) Break Point plays its hand much like the first season of its F1 counterpart, laying out more than enough entertainment to enthral, surprise, entertain, and most crucially, convert the unconver...

What if the next Game of Thrones is simply…more Game of Thrones?
3 years after the main show ended (for many) in lacklustre fashion, and just under 200 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen (172 to be exact) we are flown back to Westeros on dragon back, landing in the midst of the Targaryen dynasty at the peak of its powers, with the kingdoms under the rule of Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), a King chosen by the lords of Westeros.
However, Viserys is troubled, with the talk of suc...