Amazon Prime Video TV review: Catastrophe Season 1

Catastrophe is not the most reassuring title for a romantic comedy. But Channel 4’s show, so good that it was snapped up earlier this year by Amazon Prime to distribute in the US as an “Original”, isn’t a catastrophe in … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (23rd August 2015)

On Sunday 23rd August, the BBC begins the start of an ambitious project with CBS: a live string of three broadcasts from Monterey Bay in California. Filming from the sea, the air and from an aquarium studio, the hope is … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Very British Problems, Flockstars, Katie Price: In Therapy

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: Escobar: Paradise Lost

Director: Andrea Di Stefano Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Claudia Traisac Certificate: 15 Watch Escobar: Paradise Lost online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More

VOD film review: Pressure

Director: Ron Scalpello Cast: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole Certificate: 15 Watch Pressure online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play

Head 400 metres below sea level … Read More

VOD film review: War Book

Director: Tom Harper Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Nicholas Burns, Sophie Okonedo Certificate: 15 Watch War Book online in the UK: Vertigo On Demand / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Ever since the 1960s, the UK government … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Hit Record on TV

“Ladies and gentlemen, please turn on all recording devices,” announces a polite voice at the start of each episode of HitRecord on TV – a playful instruction that neatly sums up the subversive, all-inclusive philosophy that governs Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new … Read More

VOD film review: The Salvation

Director: Kristian Levring Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eva Green, Eric Cantona Certificate: 15 Watch The Salvation online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

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VOD film review: The Falling

This funny, shocking paranormal coming-of-age musical is entrancing cinema.Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (16th August 2015)

With BBC iPlayer enjoying a record month a traffic in July – a time when its collection was at its most diverse and impressive – the catch-up service continues its crowd-pleasing run by bringing back the third season of Sherlock … Read More