The Force Is Strong with… Star Wars: Episode II’s Digital Effects

We take a look back at each episode in the Star Wars saga – and where you can watch them online.

Towards the end of Attack of the Clones, a pillar is pushed over so that it will fall on … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Toast of London, Unreported World, Loch Lomond

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.  

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Interview: Rufus Sewell talks The Man in the High Castle

Rupert Sewell has had a successful career. He’s been in projects big and small, screened and staged, serialised and streamed. He’s highly regarded, regularly applauded, and even swooned over, thanks to his heartthrob looks and, after a run of TV … Read More

VOD film review: Momentum

This star-studded thriller is well directed but disappointingly predictable.Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (18th November)

From Frank Skinner sharing a bed with Lee Mack to a series of live plays from a disused TV studio, we review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer:

TV On Stage: Live from Television Centre … Read More

Amazon Prime UK film review: Carnage

Director: Roman Polanski Cast: Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly Certificate: 15 Watch Carnage online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Amazon Video / Google Play

“Why are we still … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 2

“I don’t know know who Salieri is,” someone tells Gordon (Scott McNairy) at the beginning of Halt and Catch Fire’s second season. “That’s the point,” he replies. “He’s not Mozart.”

That brief joke tells you all you need to know … Read More

VOD film review: The Legend of Barney Thomson

Director: Robert Carlyle Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Ashley Jensen Certificate: 15 Watch The Legend of Barney Thomson online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Robert Carlyle makes … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 5

“Dost thou still retain thy integrity?”

One of the best things about The Leftovers is its refusal to follow a conventional, serial narrative. Dotting about between characters, it finds the best and worst of humanity in its anthology of … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Peep Show, As Yet Untitled, Kitchen Impossible

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