Netflix UK film review: My Old Lady

Director: Israel Horovitz Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith Watch My Old Lady online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Curzon Home Cinema / Rakuten TV / … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 7 (Bingo)

“The thing you have to know about me is I’ve got nothing to lose.”

That’s Jimmy talking to The Kettlemans in Episode 7 of Better Call Saul and it nails exactly why we like him: he’s a fighter, working his … Read More

VOD film review: Interstellar

Christopher Nolan’s stunning sci-fi struggles to make the leap between the divine and the domestic.Read More

UK TV review: Poldark Season 1, Episode 1 and 2

Poldark and handsome. Apart from that pun, what does the BBC’s new costume drama have to offer?

Based on the novels by Winston Graham, the series follows Ross Poldark, who returns to Cornwall in the 1780s after several years in … Read More

VOD film review: White Bird in a Blizzard

Director: Gregg Araki Cast: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Thomas Jane Certificate: 15 Watch White Bird in a Blizzard online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

How many modern filmmakers are … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: The Returned (US remake) – Episode 1 and 2

How do you remake a TV show that’s special precisely because it’s so unique? The Returned, A&E’s version of the 2013 show Les Revenants, attempts to do just that.

The premise of the series is wonderfully eerie: a bunch of … Read More

Sky TV review: Wild Things

Is there any night of the week that can’t be improved by people dressing up in giant animal costumes and running into things? Trigger Happy TV did just that for Friday night on Channel 4, when dogs as tall as … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 4

“I have taken some of his pains upon myself,” says Harbard halfway though Episode 4 of Vikings Season 3, as he helps Ragnar and Aslaug’s son, Ivar. It only adds to the weight behind that pressing question: who on earth … Read More

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: A thrilling mix of personal and political

The penultimate entry in The Hunger Games franchise is grippingly political and thrillingly personal.Read More

Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 7

Warning: If you have not seen the first six episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers. The show is available to catch up with on NOW.

“I’m tired of being messed about.” That’s DCI Morton in Episode 7 of Fortitude … Read More