An 8-bit guide to Silicon Valley’s brilliance

When Richard and his friends inadvertently create a world-class compression algorithm within their music app, ‘Pied Piper’, while working for Silicon Valley’s big guns, they have to decide whether to sell their work to the man or try and make … Read More

Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episode 13

Catch up with our House of Cards Season 4 viewing notes here.

“I don’t know how we survive this, Claire.”

Quickly resuming the story pre-credits at Frank’s negotiating with the ICO kidnappers, it becomes clear that where Episode 12 was … Read More

Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episodes 10, 11, 12

Catch up with our House of Cards Season 4 viewing notes here.

“Don’t worry, you’re safe here. No monsters in the White House.​”

House of Cards’ power-hungry President may be waging a successful war against Republican candidate Will Conway, but … Read More

Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episodes 7, 8 and 9

“A First Lady as the Vice President? That’s ludicrous.”

Frank’s barely concealed lie to Tom Yates perfectly frames these three episodes. With the President out of hospital and back on the campaign trail, House of Card Season 4 shifts its … Read More

Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episodes 5 and 6

“It’s not just about the law, it’s about ethics.” “Then change your ethics.”

Episodes 5 and 6 of House of Cards Season 4 follow Frank’s struggle to survive the brutal events of Episode 4, and Claire’s decision to seize as … Read More

Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episodes 2 to 4

“It’s as though she never left, and that’s what I’m afraid of.”

House of Cards’ fourth season continues with a trio of episodes that show the writer’s ability to build tension is second to none.

Episode 2 centres around … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 4, Episode 1 (spoiler-free)

Opening with a foreboding scene displaying the grey area between degradation and survival, the sombre tone and dim lighting may be trademark House of Cards fare, but the tension feels higher than ever in the fourth season of Netflix’s … Read More

VOD film review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

Bright, vibrant and an immeasurable amount of fun.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Fargo Season 2, Episodes 9 to 10

Fargo’s second season concludes with a resounding bang – a lot of them, in fact – after a mid-section that took a couple of missteps. Where Episodes 6, 7 and 8 ramped up the plot and tension, Episode 9 confidently … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Into the Badlands, Episode 6 (Hand of Five Poisons)

Read our interview with Daniel Wu, star of Into the Badlands.

Into The Badlands season finale represents the culmination of numerous bodies, many mysteries and a whole lot of betrayal Unfortunately, it also fails to meet the standard of the … Read More