VOD film review: Pain & Gain

Director: Michael Bay Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris Certificate: 15 Watch Pain & Gain online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

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Netflix UK film review: Tower Heist

Played for laughs more than thrills, this uneven heist flick fails to excite or amuse.Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3 Episode 11 (Big Man in Tehran)

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Remember the end of Season One, when Homeland managed to wrong-foot you several times over just to draw out a single scenario for as long as possible? That was the show at … Read More

VOD film review: Utopia (John Pilger)

Director: John Pilger Cast: John Pilger Certificate: TBC Buy on DVD from Amazon Watch online: iTunes

In 1516, Sir Thomas More published Utopia. A novel describing a perfect society while satirically criticising modern civilisation, the title – meaning “good place” … Read More

VOD film review: Franklin’s Magic Christmas

Meet Franklin Turtle (Noah Reid). Franklin is, as his name suggests, a turtle. Franklin has a sister, Harriet (Bryn McAuley). She is also a turtle. Franklin has parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle. They are, like their children, both turtles. Their … Read More

NOW TV film review: I Against I

Director: Mark Cripps, David Ellison, James Marquand Cast: Kenny Doughty, Ingvar Egger Sigurdsson, Mark Womack, John Castle, Sonia Balaco Certificate: 15 Watch online: Sky Cinema / NOW / TalkTalk TV / iTunes

2 men. 12 hours. 1 must die. That’s … Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 11 (Good Night)

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“In the unlikely event that anything goes wrong…” says Saul at the start of this week’s Homeland, temporarily forgetting which TV series he’s in. After all, this is Homeland, a place where … Read More

VOD film review: Becoming Santa

“Everybody knows the story of Santa. It’s awesome. Santa’s magical.”

That’s how Becoming Santa starts – and it’s a pretty accurate statement. The strange thing is that while everyone knows the story of Santa, that story is different depending … Read More

VOD film review: Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

A devastating and vital documentary.Read More

VOD film review: War Horse

In Spielberg’s sentimental tale of a boy and his horse, the going’s good to soft. Mostly soft.Read More