VOD film review: Black Sea

Director: Kevin Macdonald Cast: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn Certificate: 15 Watch Black Sea online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

Last year year, it … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul finale (Episode 10 – Marco)

“I was hired to a job. I did it. And that’s as far as it goes.”

That’s Mike (Jonathan Banks) to Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) in the Better Call Saul finale, as they reminisce in the car park about the Kettlemans’ … Read More

VOD film review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Uneven effects and an unexciting climax make for an underwhelming final chapter.Read More

UK TV review: Residue (Season 1)

A promising piece of indie sci-fi with the binge-watching hook of a show with 10 times its budget.Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (Easter Bank Holiday 2015)

It’s the Easter Bank Holiday, which means you’re either outside, enjoying the sun, or indoors, frantically catching up on housework and in need of a TV break. Either way, there’s a whole host of stuff you’ve probably missed on the … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV binge review: Outlander Episode 2-8

“I’ll thank you to take your hands off my wife!”

How far we’ve come in the first half of Outlander Season 1 from the opening episode – all the way to 1743, to be exact. The show, based on Diana … Read More

VOD film review: The Decent One

Director: Vanessa Lapa Certificate: 15 Watch The Decent One online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema

As the world marks 70 years since the end of World War II, a string of films and TV programmes have explored the horrors … Read More

Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 10

Warning: If you haven’t watched the previous episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers.

After Episode 9’s stomach-churning decision to shoot Stanley Tucci’s DCI Morton and leave him bleeding out for an hour, Fortitude continues its impressive juggling of pace … Read More

4oD TV review: Coalition

Politicians, eh? Who trusts them? After all, half of them are barely human. The idea of watching Coalition, a 90-minute drama about a deal made between a group of them, is therefore hardly an easy sell.

It doesn’t help that … Read More

Bingeing on disillusion: Why we are more engaged with House of Cards than real politics

“It’s mostly so I can pose for the photos,” Russian President Viktor Petrov tells Frank Underwood in House of Cards Season 3. They’re talking about surfing.

“Plays well with the young people,” he adds. “It’s important that they see … Read More