Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (8th September 2015)

As autumn gets underway, the season of appointment TV begins once more in fresh earnest. The X Factor and Strictly join The Great British Bake Off in the TV industry’s efforts to create event television – the kind of thing … Read More

Netflix UK film review: All Things to All Men (The Deadly Game

Director: George Isaac Cast: Toby Stephens, Rufus Sewell, Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands Certificate: 15 Watch All Things to All Men online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV … Read More

VOD film review: The Tribe

Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Cast: Grigoriy Fesenko Certificate: 18 Watch The Tribe online in the UK: Amazon Prime / BFI Player / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

55 per cent of communication is non-verbal. Body language, eye … Read More

John Wick: A hard-hitting revenge thriller

Keanu Reeves is undoubtedly back in this hard-hitting action thriller.Read More

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.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

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