VOD film review: Selma

David Oyelowo is unrecognisable in Ava DuVernay’s stirring, powerful biopic of Martin Luther King, Jr.Read More

VOD film review: Happy-Go-Lucky

Heartwarming, funny and bursting with kindness. Sally Hawkins shines in Mike Leigh’s character-driven delight.Read More

VOD film review: Kingsman: The Secret Service

Matthew Vaughn’s violent, light-hearted answer to 007 is undone by its own macho humour.Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 6 (Glorious Horrors)

Already seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

What a tangled web our Penny Dreadfulites lead, as they wake up the morning after the night before. Now that creator has slept with creature and hunter … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10

This review is spoiler-free. Already seen the Season 5 finale? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

“I think we’re done here,” says Ramsay Bolton in the middle of Game of Thrones Season 5’s final episode.

It’s the … Read More

VOD film review: Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis’ eye-popping fantasy adventure is, for its flaws, a great hover boots movie.Read More

Channel 4 TV review: Humans Episode 1

This contains mild spoilers.

“What if she isn’t pretty? Can we change her for another one?”

That’s the daughter of Laura (Katherine Parkinson), whose husband, Joe (Tom Goodman Hill), buys a new Synth to help around the house. They’re the … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (14th June 2015)

A wave of new dramas arrive on BBC iPlayer this week, as The Game finishes and another game begins. But the Beeb’s TV line-up remains as diverse as ever, with the debut of a new documentary series about Napoleon.

That … Read More

VOD film review: Despicable Me

Steve Carell and a bunch of slapstick sidekicks bring real charm to these villainous comedy.Read More

VOD film review: Insidious

Insidious will make you howl with laughter as much as fear. Either way, it’s a hoot. Read More