VOD film review: The Conjuring

This familiar, old-fashioned horror still scares enough to keep your lights on all night.Read More

VOD film review: Tangled

This thoroughly modern, female-driven fairytale is happy, hirsute fun.Read More

Netflix UK / VOD film review: The Frozen Ground (or, The John Cusack Sweat-o-Meter)

Director: Scott Walker Cast: John Cusack, Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens Certificate: 15 Watch online: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Film 4oD / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk

Go back to the 1990s and you’d … Read More

VOD film review: Frances Ha

Greta Gerwig is a delight in this optimistic tale of friendship and failing to grow up.Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3 Episode 12 (The Star)

Photo: Didier Baverel/SHOWTIME

This review contains spoilers.

“I’m just so f*cking sad.”

That’s Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) at the end of Season 3 of Homeland. The queen of the Cry Face hasn’t had much chance to display her facial … Read More

Homeland Season 3: Every line of dialogue spoken by Chris Brody

Chris Brody. Everyone’s favourite non-existent Homeland character.

Played by Jackson Pace, the son of is-he-isn’t-he soldier/terrorist Nicholas Brody’s path couldn’t be more different to that of his sister, Dana (Morgan Saylor). After trying to commit suicide, she went running off … Read More

Netflix film review: Fireplace for Your Home

Director: George Ford Cast: Fire, Wood Certificate: PG Watch Fireplace for Your Home online in the UK: Netflix UK

Warning: This review contains spoilers.

Ever since the dawn of human civilisation, man has dreamed of controlling fire. That deadly, ephemeral … Read More

Netflix UK / VOD film review: Upstream Colour

Director: Shane Carruth Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth Certificate: 12 Watch Upstream Color online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Curzon Home Cinema

Shane Carruth blew brains when he popped up out of … Read More

VOD film review: Fill the Void

Director: Rama Burshtein Cast: Hadas Yaron, Hila Feldman, Razia Israeli, Yiftach Klein Certificate: U Watch online: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video / Google PlayK

“Maybe everything happened so I marry him.”

That’s Shira (Yaran) … Read More

VOD film review: Child’s Pose

Director: Calin Peter Netzer Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache,Natasa Raab Certificate: 15 Watch Child’s Pose online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

A boy’s best friend is his mother. That’s something Cornelia (Gheorghiu) … Read More