VOD film review: The Addams Family (2019)

This well-cast animated update of The Addams Family is neither mysterious or spooky.Read More

BBC TV review: Unprecedented

BBC Four’s anthology of lockdown stories is a moving, funny, insightful snapshot of humans trying to connect with each other.Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Bake Off: The Professionals, Britain’s Unsung Heroes

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: The High Note

A winning cast and strong soundtrack give this music industry comedy an enjoyably upbeat groove.Read More

VOD film review: Citizen K

Alex Gibney’s documentary about a former Russian oligarch is a clinical, absorbing and pertinent account of power and politics.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Space Force

Steve Carell and Greg Daniels’ space sitcom suffers from a slow take-off.Read More

Digital theatre review: Cyprus Avenue (Royal Court)

Stephen Rea is mesmerising in David Ireland’s shocking, powerful and disturbingly funny play of prejudice and identity.Read More

Netflix UK review: Hannah Gadsby: Douglas

Hannah Gadsby’s follow-up to Nanette is a confident, witty delight that doesn’t disappoint.Read More

Trailer: Amazon asks who’s the Last One Laughing

Amazon Prime Video heads Down Under this summer for new comedy competition Last One Laughing.

The comedy-variety series, produced with Endemol Shine Australia, will feature a star-studded cast of 10 Australian comedic actors and stand-ups competing to make each other … Read More

The best modern romantic comedies

The romantic comedy is one of cinema’s most under-appreciated genres, with films dismissed as guilty pleasures or, worse, “chick flicks”. But the genre has continued to widen its perspectives and subvert tropes since its 1990s heyday, introducing homosexual stories, playful … Read More