BFI Player review: The Battles of Coronel ad Falkland Islands

If you had to name one great WWI movie, what would you say? Wings? All Quiet on the Western Front? Oh! What a Lovely War? War Horse? It’s safe to say that one film wouldn’t appear on your list: The … Read More

Netflix UK review: Fight Church (Raindance Film Festival)

Directors: Daniel Junge, Bryan Storkel Cast: John Renken, John Duffell Watch Fight Church online in the UK: Netflix UK

Fight Church is a documentary about Christians who are also MMA fighters. If that sounds like a bizarre contradiction, it’s because … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 5 (Runaways)

“Like a… vampire?” asks Eph at start of The Strain this week. And there you have it. It has taken five episodes for someone to mention the word “vampire” in a situation that is clearly reminiscent of all of history’s … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 5 (Gladys)

“I lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? It comes from the Lord.”

A spoiler warning for Episode 5 of The Leftovers: it starts with a stoning. The gruesome, barbaric murder of Guilty Remnant … Read More

VOD film review: Godzilla (2014)

Gareth Edwards’ modern take on the iconic kaiju is packed with awe.Read More

VOD short film review: Waving at Trains

Short film Waving at Trains is released through indie VOD platform We Are Colony today. We take a look at one of Pete Postlethwaite’s final performances.

People play with model trains for all sorts of reasons. Fascination with mechanics. … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 4

“No one mentioned how boring the end of the world was going to be.”

That’s Lilly, daughter to a wheelchair-bound father, trying to stay alive in The walking Dead Season 4. It’s a throwaway gag that cuts right to the … Read More

Ofcom taps unused TV channels to bring you live streams of animals from London Zoo

Anyone who says that cute animal videos on the Internet have no purpose may just have been proven wrong.

Ofcom has teamed up with London Zoo to broadcast live streams of animals to YouTube using empty TV channels.

ZSL and … Read More

VOD film review: Yes Man

Jim Carrey is on charming form in this formulaic but funny comedy.Read More

Save Utopia: Why Channel 4 cancelling Dennis Kelly’s show is a mistake

How often is it that you can say a TV programme is unique?

Television is going through something of a golden age at the moment, from Breaking Bad through to Amazon’s Transparent. But crime thrillers, high-concept sci-fi, period dramas … Read More