Up: Looking back at Michael Apted’s groundbreaking series

There are lots of documentaries that claim to be groundbreaking. The Up series genuinely is. Following 14 British people since 1964, when they were just seven years old, the show went on to check back in on each one every … Read More

VOD film review: 21 Bridges

Chadwick Boseman is on charismatic form in this tense Manhattan thriller.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis lead an electrifying ensemble in this timely chamber piece that resonates long after its final note.Read More

VOD film review: The New Mutants

This intriguingly dark superhero outing is a forgettable, shallow ride.Read More

Netflix UK film review: We Can Be Heroes

The kids are all right in Robert Rodriguez’s energetic superhero comedy.Read More

National Theatre at Home review: Othello

Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear are superb in this thrilling update of Shakespeare’s tragedy.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Pieces of a Woman

Vanessa Kirby delivers a remarkable performance in this heart-wrenching meditation on grief.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: History of Swear Words

Nic Cage presents this amusing, informative and unabashedly foul-mouthed docuseries.Read More

Catch up TV review: Taskmaster New Year, The Masked Singer, Birds of a Feather

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

VOD film review: Bridget Jones’s Diary

A charming cast and witty script make this romantic comedy a winning tale of a woman turning the page.Read More