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Ivan Radford
VOD film review: Bait
January 11, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This gorgeously filmed study of gentrification is a spiky, timely and tension-filled drama.Read More
Interview: Director Benedict Andrews talks Seberg, Kristen Stewart and Amazon Studios
January 11, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This weekend sees the release of a conspiracy thriller, a biopic and a civil rights drama all wrapped into one film: Seberg, a portrait of Jean Seberg at the height of her career in the late 1960s. Following the French … Read More
VOD film review: JT LeRoy
January 10, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern are sensational in this intriguing portrait of fame and fake identity.Read More
The 2020s: VOD predictions for the coming decade
January 9, 2020 | Ivan Radford
At the start of a new decade, it’s impossible not to look back over the last 10 years and marvel at just how much entertainment, and the way we consume it, has changed since 2010. Since Netflix’s launch in the … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 12, Episode 2 (Spyfall Part 2)
January 9, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Season 12 serves up some shocking revelations with the rollicking conclusion to its opening two-parter.Read More
Dracula, A Christmas Carol and Gavin & Stacey give BBC iPlayer record Christmas fortnight
January 8, 2020 | Ivan Radford
A bumper crop of Christmas specials and new programmes helped BBC iPlayer to its best festive fortnight ever. The holiday period (20th December – 2nd January) was BBC iPlayer’s biggest on record, with 203m requests to stream or download programmes, … Read More
Why you should be watching The Act on STARZPLAY
January 6, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Barely 12 months have passed since Patricia Arquette delivered an unrecognisable turn in Escape at Dannemora, a thriller based on true events that won her a Golden Globe, and she’s already back on our screens delivering another unrecognisable turn in … Read More
Why you should be watching Ramy on STARZPLAY
January 6, 2020 | Ivan Radford
“You really think God cares if I wash between my toes?” asks Ramy at the end of the opening episode of his eponymous TV series. And that kind of preoccupation is precisely what you can expect from the Hulu comedy, … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 12, Episode 1 (Spyfall Part 1)
January 2, 2020 | Ivan RadfordJodie Whittaker’s confident Doctor is back with a renewed focus, fresh stakes and an added dose of fun.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Messiah
January 1, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Netflix’s ambiguous and timely religious thriller is stuffed with potential – sometimes, a bit too much.Read More
