Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3, Episode 11, 12 & 13

Warning: This contains some spoilers, although it avoids ruining major plot points.

President Francis Underwood, after a season of battling on all fronts, is finally faced with the end of the road. He’s confronted by the one challenge that … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 8, 9 and 10)

Warning: If you have not seen House of Cards Season 3 Episodes 1 to 7, this will contain spoilers.

“A hurricane has been forming, not for weeks, but for decades. Its name is not Faith: it’s Francis.”

Chapters 34, 35 … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 5, 6 and 7)

“That isn’t how politics works.” “That’s how revolution works.”

In Chapters 31, 32 and 33, cracks begin to appear; some more worrying than others. Frank is forced to fight on both fronts, taking reckless action to ensure the success of … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 3 and 4)

With the first two episodes setting the scene, Frank begins to get down to actual business of politics. Negotiating with the Russian President, he is faced with swallowing a whole lot of pride in order to avoid a world war. … Read More

First look review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 1 and 2)

President Francis Underwood. Season 3 picks up where Season 2 left off, with Kevin Spacey’s ruthlessly pragmatic anti-hero sitting in the Oval Office as the most powerful man in the world.

Episode 1 (or Chapter 27) exists as a slow-paced, … Read More

VOD film review: Snow in Paradise

A well-crafted gangster drama, fantastically brought to life by leading man Frederick Schmidt.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Season 6

One of the most notable things about Sons of Anarchy’s sixth season is how busy it is. Sutter, Barclay and co. have packed in an abundance of ideas, beauty and death into 13 episodes.

Opening on a chilling school-shooting … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 13 (Papa’s Goods)

Sons of Anarchy’s final episode is about fate, good and evil, the big picture and legacy. Big, powerful themes, but that’s really the only way to go out.

Kurt Sutter (who collects the writer and director credits for Papa’s Goods) … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 12 (Red Rose)

Sons of Anarchy’s penultimate episode explores the idea that Jax Teller’s vengeance has consumed him to the point where there is little human left. Sutter’s superb characters have reached a milestone in their existence whereby their previous actions, having decided … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 11 (Suits of Woe)

With SAMCRO’s various wars nearly wrapped up and a body count that would have Hades green with envy, Sutter gets to work on the real plan in Episode 11 of Son’s Final Ride: breaking hearts.

Jax begins investigating what happened … Read More