VOD film review: Dark Habits

Pedro Almodóvar’s entertaining third movie is a step away from farce and into more serious territory.Read More

VOD film review: 45 Years

Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay are superb in Andrew Haigh’s haunting study of relationships and memory.Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 2, Episode 1

“You’re a doctor. Find a cure,” demands Eph’s son in the opening episode of The Strain Season 2, but not before uttering a well-chosen swear word. If you can’t imagine the ickle Zach of Season 1 cursing at his pa, … Read More

VOD film review: Margot at the Wedding

Noah Baumbach’s clinical portrait of a dysfunctional family is compellingly awkward to witness.Read More

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.  

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

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