Netflix UK film review: Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Director: Evgeny Afineevsky Cast: Bishop Agapit, Serhii Averchenko, Kristina Berdinskikh Watch Winter on Fire online in the UK: Netflix

In 2013, Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych went back on a deal that would have integrated the nation with Europe. In response, … Read More

Web series review: The Skinny (Jessie Kanhweiler)

Every Wednesday, we take a look at a web series. This week, it’s Refinery 29’s The Skinny.

Earlier this year, Sundance Film Festival did something for the first time: it put on a special screening to preview a web series. … Read More

Netflix UK review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 2

“I cannot hear about this sort of thing ever again.”

After last week’s superb opener, Season 2 of Better Call Saul continues to put Jimmy’s (Bob Odenkirk) relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn) front and centre. They’re far from the world’s … Read More

VOD film review: Suffragette

Inspiring and hugely moving, this is a historical drama that feels urgently present.Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 3 (Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster)

When a show is brought back for a limited series, it’s hard to know what it should be; exactly the same as the old days or something self-aware and new? The X-Files’ 2016 reboot has been a typically uneven affair, … Read More

Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 4, Episode 7 (Finale)

Read our interview with Matthew Macfadyen and Adam Rothenberg here.

Episode 7 of Ripper Street Season 4 airs on BBC Two at 10pm on 19th September. This is a spoiler-free review.

“What dangers do I face?” “Plenty.”

Ask anyone to … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: The X-Files, Heroes Reborn, Keeping Up with the Khans, The Normandy Landings

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

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (19th February 2016)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

The People vs OJ Simpson

It’s all too easy to dub something … Read More

YouTube Red film review: A Trip to Unicorn Island

We continue our look at YouTube Red’s first wave of originals with A Trip to Unicorn Island, the feature-length outing from Lilly Singh.

YouTube is a thing. A big thing. A lot of adults can forget that, or underestimate its … Read More

VOD film review: Mavis!

Director: Jessica Edwards Cast: Mavis Staples Certificate: PG Watch Mavis! online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Sky Store

Them! Oliver! Airplane! It takes something special for a film to carry such excited punctuation. Mavis!, out now in cinemas … Read More