Posts By Andrew Jones
VOD film review: Draft Day
October 3, 2014 | Andrew JonesDirector: Ivan Reitman Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary Certificate: 15 Watch Draft Day online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV
Ivan Reitman’s recent spate of films has hardly … Read More
Interview: Jill Soloway, Jeffrey Tambor and Joe Lewis talk Amazon’s Transparent
September 26, 2014 | Andrew JonesAmazon’s new binge-watchable show Transparent, about a man who identifies as a woman and his narcissistic children whom he cannot find a natural way to come out to, is released today. (Read our five-star review.) The 10-episode series, created by … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Life of Crime
September 5, 2014 | Andrew JonesDirector: Daniel Schechter Cast: John Hawkes, Jennifer Aniston, yasiin bey, Tim Robbins, Isla Fisher Certificate: 15 Watch Life of Crime online in the UK: Netflix UK / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video … Read More
VOD film review: Short Term 12
July 18, 2014 | Andrew JonesSmart, funny, sad and visually stunning, this moving ensemble drama is an absolute must-watch.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Boss Season 2
July 3, 2014 | Andrew JonesTom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, is not a good man. He is not an honest man. He is not a healthy man.
When Starz’s Boss debuted its first season in 2011, the reaction was minimal; a small cable … Read More
UK TV review: Why The Shield is a TV milestone
July 1, 2014 | Andrew JonesThe best anti-hero on the small screen since Walter White – but this came first.Read More
VOD film review: Raze
June 19, 2014 | Andrew JonesThis dark action thriller makes up for shallow substance with bloody, brutal action.Read More
Community: Looking back at Season 1
June 1, 2014 | Andrew JonesWhen Dan Harmon (The Sarah Silverman Show) debuted his single camera sitcom in September 2009, it was sold as a slacker hang-out comedy. It starred The Soup’s Joel McHale as a sarcastic, cynical jerk studying with a group of roughly … Read More
UK TV review: Short Poppies (by Rhys Darby)
April 3, 2014 | Andrew JonesRhys Darby’s hilarious comedy is imaginative, rewarding and kind TV.Read More
Netflix UK film review: 30 Minutes or Less
March 7, 2014 | Andrew JonesDirector: Ruben Fleischer Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Brett Gelman, Danny McBride, Michael Peña, Aziz Ansari Certificate: 15 Watch 30 Minutes or Less online: Netflix UK
After Zombieland was a hit, director Ruben Fleischer and star Jesse Eisenberg made a second goofy … Read More