Sky + NOW
Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
VOD film review: Escobar: Paradise Lost
August 21, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Andrea Di Stefano Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Claudia Traisac Certificate: 15 Watch Escobar: Paradise Lost online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More
UK TV review: The Spoils Before Dying
August 20, 2015 | David FarnorLike Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace? Love jazz? Then you should try The Spoils Before Dying, the hot new jazz noir detective show nobody’s talking about.
Why is nobody talking about it? That’s partly because the show is broadcast at 10.30pm on … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 10
August 18, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 10? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
When a character calling himself “The Great Red Dragon” appears on the scene to bump the Wendigo off the top spot in Monster of the Week polls, there’s definitely … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 6
August 16, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 6? Read on for spoilers.
Back on home turf after last week’s sojourn to Belarus, A Sin To Err gets the endgame of Agent Carter Season 1 back on track in a big, bad way. The story … Read More
VOD film review: Theeb
August 15, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Naji Abu Nowar Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Marji Audeh, Jack Fox Certificate: 15 Watch Theeb online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More
In defence of True Detective Season 2
August 11, 2015 | Martyn ConterioWith True Detective Season 2 now over – you can read our reviews here – one writer steps up to defend Nic Pizzolatto’s show from its critics.
True Detective is the most exciting thing to happen to television crime fiction … Read More
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 8
August 10, 2015 | David Farnor“Everything’s ending. Time to wake up.”
For a show so full of unsubtle dialogue, it’s only fitting that the finale of True Detective Season 2 should be full of lines that feel so appropriate. “You can’t act for shit,” … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 9
August 9, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 9? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
As this strange season of a generally strange series continues, it is becoming harder to fall in love with. Not for the reason you might think, but for the … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 5 (The Iron Ceiling)
August 9, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 5? Read on for spoilery analysis.
Kicking off the second half of the season, The Iron Ceiling finally sees Peggy get an official mission from the SSR that doesn’t involve filing. The timing is fortuitous – although … Read More
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 7
August 4, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 7? Read on for spoilers.
“Maybe you were put on Earth for more than fucking,” says Ani (Rachel McAdams), after emerging, bleary-eyed, from a drug-fuelled orgy with Vinci’s richest men. She’s talking to Vera, the missing girl … Read More