Netflix UK TV review: Hemlock Grove Season 2

5

Rating

A troubled young girl – caught up in mysterious and dangerous goings on – is torn between her love for the rugged werewolf and the tall, blonde vampire in a town that exudes grunge and rains endlessly. Sound familiar? It … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Iron Sky

6

Rating

Director: Timo Vuorensola Cast: Julia Dietze, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby Certificate: 15 Watch Iron Sky online in the UK: Netflix UK

Nazis. On the moon. Moon Nazis. Noons. Mazis. However you say it, Iron Sky’s premise … Read More

VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 12

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“One day, I won’t remember any of this anyway…”

That’s President Heller looking back over the previous 24 hours of Live Another Day. That’s right, 24 hours covered in just 12 episodes – because this climactic … Read More

VOD film review: Short Term 12

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Cast: Brie Larson, Kaitlyn Dever, John Gallagher Jr. Certificate: 15 Watch Short Term 12 online in the UK: iTunes / Amazon Instant Video / TalkTalk TV Store / Google Play

Brie Larson plays a young determined … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Bad Grandpa .5

Director: Jeff Tremaine Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Catherine Keener Certificate: Unrated Watch Bad Grandpa .5 online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV Store / iTunes

Last year, the first “proper” Jackass film was released: Bad Grandpa, a … Read More

VOD film review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

8

Apesolutely brilliant.

This smart blockbuster reboot is so character-driven that you forget the effects are even there.Read More

VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 11

6.7

Rating

Warning: This contains spoilers.

What’s the one thing scarier than foreigners? FOREIGNERS WORKING TOGETHER.

Episode 11 of 24: Live Another Day took the show’s conservative politics to the point of no return by revealing that not only is Evil Chinese … Read More

VOD film review: The Year and the Vineyard

Director: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Cast: Andrea Calabrese, Javier Sáez Certificate: 15 Watch The Year and the Vineyard online in the UK: blinkbox

The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.

Civil War soldier Andrea (Calabrese) finds … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Lions for Lambs

6

Rating

Director: Robert Redford Cast: Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep Certificate: 15 Watch Lions for Lambs online in the UK: Netflix UK

In a sea of left-wing filmmakers criticising America’s foreign policy, Robert Redford’s latest project could easily be drowned … Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Zero Theorem

6.7

Rating

Director: Terry Gilliam Cast: Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges Certificate: 15 Watch The Zero Theorem online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV Store / iTunes / Amazon Instant Video / Google Play

What is The … Read More