UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 2

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Penny Dreadful is one of TV’s most literary shows – but every now and then, it’s also one of the most predictable. John Logan’s series trades in novels and legends, twisting them together into unfamiliar shapes … Read More

Catch Up TV reviews: Powers, Grayson Perry, Killer Women

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

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UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 6 (Best Laid Schemes)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“How did she forgive you?” goads Black Jack in Episode 6 of Outlander Season 2 – and it’s telling that this isn’t the question any of us have been thinking during this second run. If anything, … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Chelsea

“I’m finally getting to do the exact kind of show I’ve always wanted to do,” declares Chelsea Handler proudly, as she begins her new talk show, Chelsea, on Netflix. She talks throughout the first three episodes of the programme about … Read More

VOD film review: The Hunt

Mads Mikkelsen is devastatingly brilliant in Thomas Vinterberg’s brilliantly devastating drama.Read More

VOD film review: Kill Command

A slick indie sci-fi with enough smarts to keep things simple.Read More

UK TV review: Billions (Episode 1)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers.

“Am I greatest guy in the world? Hell, no.” That’s Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis) in Billions. It’s full of people like that. People who aren’t the greatest in the world. People with names like … Read More

VOD film review: A War

A riveting study of the personal and political consequences of conflict.Read More

VOD film review: Room

As harrowing as it is heartwarming, Room is a remarkable tale of parental love and childlike wonder.Read More

Why W1A should be your next box set

“That’s all good, then,” says Ian Fletcher, Head of Values at the BBC after another unproductive group discussion. For anyone who watched mockumentary Twenty Twelve – or saw Season 1 of this Beeb-themed follow-up – Ian Fletcher’s (Hugh Bonneville) defeated … Read More