Netflix UK TV review: Marseille Season 1 (Episodes 5 to 8)

Warning: This contains spoilers – if you haven’t seen Episodes 1 to 4 of Marseille, read our spoiler-free review here.

Marseille is Netflix’s first French original series. It also holds the more dubious honour of being a TV show that … Read More

VOD film review: Creed

A gripping, moving human drama that finds fresh weight in boxing movie conventions.Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 7 (Faith)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Faith is the title of Episode 7 in Outlander Season 2 – and it more than lives up to it. After a slight step down in quality over recent weeks, the show’s second run rediscovers its … Read More

Why you should be watching Lady Dynamite on Netflix

“Now, I’m super careful when I kiss squirrels.” That’s the kind of thing you can expect to hear in Netflix’s new series, Lady Dynamite. The show, which stars comedian Maria Bamford, is one of the most unpredictable, weirdest, silliest comedies … Read More

UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 3 (Good and Evil Braided Be)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“It’s not the like the music hall acts,” Dr Seward tells Vanessa Ives, after she begs the therapist to hypnotise her in Episode 3 of Penny Dreadful Season 3. “You will still have your free will,” … Read More

VOD film review: The Big Short

The Big Short is a patronising, awkward and uneven comedy about the financial crisis. And, against all the odds, that’s a good thing.Read More

UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 2

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Penny Dreadful is one of TV’s most literary shows – but every now and then, it’s also one of the most predictable. John Logan’s series trades in novels and legends, twisting them together into unfamiliar shapes … Read More

Catch Up TV reviews: Powers, Grayson Perry, Killer Women

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 … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 6 (Best Laid Schemes)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“How did she forgive you?” goads Black Jack in Episode 6 of Outlander Season 2 – and it’s telling that this isn’t the question any of us have been thinking during this second run. If anything, … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Chelsea

“I’m finally getting to do the exact kind of show I’ve always wanted to do,” declares Chelsea Handler proudly, as she begins her new talk show, Chelsea, on Netflix. She talks throughout the first three episodes of the programme about … Read More