VOD film review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Hugely entertaining period spy hijinks.Read More

VOD film review: Angels Sing

Director: Tim McCanlies Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Connie Britton, Chandler Canterbury, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson Certificate: PG Watch Angels Sing online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

“On the first day of Christmas, … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 9 (Ten Thirteen)

This contains some spoilers, although we’ve tried to keep them to a minimum

“Violence is weakness.” “You’re wrong.”

Ever since its opening episode, The Leftovers has often struggled with plot. Not its story, but the way it’s presented. The show … Read More

VOD film review: Precious

Director: Lee Daniels Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz Certificate: 15 Watch Precious online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Life is not easy when you come from a broken … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Hamm on Toast, The Murder Detectives, 24 Hours in A&E, Catastrophe

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

VOD film review: Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium

Dustin Hoffman can’t redeem this disappointing family fantasy.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Amar, Akbar & Tony

Director: Atul Malhotra Cast: Rez Kempton, Sam Vincenti, Martin Delaney Certificate: 15 Watch Amar, Akbar & Tony online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

Inspired by 1977’s Amar Akbar Anthony, Amar, … Read More

VOD film review: Magic Mike XXL

This surprisingly sweet sequel is a heartfelt celebration of doing what makes you happy.Read More

Spoiler Podcast Special: Jessica Jones (Episodes 6 to 11)

Woke up in a living room surrounded by whiskey, comic books and a lot of purple objects? Don’t worry. You’ve probably just spent the last 12 hours binge-watching Jessica Jones on Netflix, because Kilgrave made you do it.

Luckily, we’ve … Read More

Netflix UK review: A Very Murray Christmas

See our full list of Christmas films on Netflix UK.

Holiday specials are a bit of an oddity for UK audiences. Over here, festive TV shows tend to be one-off episodes of old sitcoms or – more recently – feature-length … Read More