Catch up TV reviews: Educating Cardiff, Modern Life is Goodish, Life Stories, Sugar Rush

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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VOD film review: Buttercup Bill

Directors: Remy Bennett, Émilie Richard-Froozan Cast: Remy Bennett, Evan Louison, Pauly Lingerfelt Certificate: 15 Watch Buttercup Bill online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Eircom / Amazon Instant … Read More

VOD film review: Miss Julie

Director: Liv Ullmann Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessica Chastain Watch Miss Julie online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes

Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain. Together. In a room. For two hours. Doing naughty things. That alone is enough to … Read More

First look Amazon TV review: Hand of God (Episode 1 and 2)

As the old saying goes, when a TV show starts with a naked Ron Perlman chanting in a fountain, you know you’re in for a good time. It’s a bold opening for Amazon’s new series, Hand of God, the kind … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Kung Fu Elliot

Director: Matthew Bauckman, Jaret Bellivea Cast: Elliot Scott Watch Kung Fu Elliot online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

Have you heard of Elliot “White Lightning” Scott, Canada’s first action hero? No? As this … Read More

RIP Wes Craven

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then Wes Craven is one of the most flattered directors in cinema history.

The film-maker, who passed away yesterday at the age of 76, was a true maestro of … Read More

VOD film review: A Little Chaos

Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet are charming in this low-key drama about Louis XIV’s gardener.Read More

FrightFest VOD film review: Zombie Fight Club

Director: Jon Chien Cast: Andy On, Jessica C, Michael Wong Watch Zombie Fight Club online in the UK: Amazon Instant Video

Zombies meet The Raid. That’s the central premise of Zombie Fight Club. On paper, it sounds bloody brilliant. In … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Fast & Furious 7

This sixth sequel is bigger, sillier and surprisingly moving.Read More

UK TV review: Fear the Walking Dead, Episode 1 (spoiler-free)

AMC’s spin-off series feels surprisingly unique without losing the franchise’s familiar element of fear.Read More