First look Netflix UK TV review: Jessica Jones Season 2

Jessica Jones’ personal second season is off to a refreshingly low-key start.Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 8, Episode 10 (The Lost and the Plunderers)

Warning: This review contains mild spoilers for the start of Season 8’s second half. For full spoilers, read on below.

The Walking Dead tries to go Quentin Tarantino with The Lost and the Plunderers, even complete with title cards before … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 11, Episode 4

This witty, smart meditation on the line between truth and fiction is among The X-Files’ best episodes.Read More

First look BBC Three TV review: This Country Season 2

BBC Three’s gently hilarious mockumentary returns for a promising second season.Read More

Short film review: Terminally Happy

Big themes and ambitious questions dissolve with precision in a poignant, thought-provoking sci-fi cocktail.Read More

Catch up TV review: Homeland, Electric Dreams, 24 Hours in Police Custody, Married at First Sight

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.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

UK TV review: Strike: The Silkworm

“Offer them a biscuit. That always makes people feel special.” That’s the kind of wisdom you can expect from Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke). Some detectives will give you musings on the wretched nature of humanity. Others will have a wry … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Victoria & Abdul

This is a handsome tall tale sweetly performed, but royally lacking in depth.Read More

VOD film review: Marshall

Chadwick Boseman is on hugely winning form as Thurgood Marshall in this likeable legal drama.Read More

VOD film review: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Playing out like a legal thriller, this documentary about the only scapegoat of the US banking crisis is compelling, eye-opening viewing.Read More