VOD film review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

This impeccable adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller is an atmospheric puzzle of betrayal, distrust and decline.Read More

VOD film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Bloody, funny, poetic and tragic, Tim Burton and Sweeney Todd prove the perfect match.Read More

First look Amazon Prime TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 5)

It’s not often that a TV show feels fully-formed in its first episode. A typical series takes a few weeks to reveal its characters, to find its voice. Red Oaks is not one of them.

Amazon’s latest original show is … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (6th October 2015)

From Sliding Doors to A Syrian Love Story, BBC iPlayer’s movie collection alone is worth clicking onto this week, but the site is as diverse as ever in its streaming line-up, from a 1970s sitcom and a cartoon series about … Read More

VOD film review: Mad Max: Fury Road

George Miller’s jaw-dropping post-apocalyptic actioner is insanely entertaining.Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 1

“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”

That was Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) in Season 1 of The Leftovers, HBO’s mysterious drama that bewitched and … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: The Last Man on Earth, Body Donors, Forced Marriage Cops, The Almost Impossible Game Show

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: By Our Selves

Director: Andrew Kötting Cast: Toby Jones, Andrew Kötting, Freddie Jones Watch By Our Selves online in the UK: BFI Player+ / BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video

It’s been three years since … Read More

Short film review: In Vitro

Director: Toby Stephens Cast: Rupert Penry-Jones, Anna-Louise Plowman, Stephanie Leonidas Runtime: 18mins Watch In Vitro online: We Are Colony

“How does it feel? Cheating on your wife?” asks a young woman (Leonidas), as she cuddles with a man (Penry-Jones) after … Read More

VOD film review: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

A spooky bundle of old-school scares. Just remember to keep the lights on.Read More