Farewell, Jon Stewart: Top 10 British Moments on The Daily Show

And so, the inevitable march towards a Donald Trump Presidency in 2016 has begun. America’s last line of defence against right-wing madness, Jon Stewart, has gone to live on a farm upstate (we have been assured that this isn’t the … Read More

Digital Theatre review: Much Ado About Nothing (David Tennant and Catherine Tate)

David Tennant and Catherine Tate are electric in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.Read More

First look review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 1)

This review contains mild spoilers for the end of Orange Is the New Black Season 1.

Season 2 of Orange Is the New Black definitely hits the ground running. Thirsty Bird opens on Piper in SHU, reminding us how she … Read More

Interview: Orange is the New Black Season 2 cast Q&A

Orange Is the New Black has already established itself as another winner for Netflix Original. Based on Piper Kerman’s memoir of the same name, it takes us behind bars with the fictionalised Piper Chapman, a waspy girl from Connecticut whose … Read More

Digital Theatre review: Private Lives

Noel Coward’s comedy is dated but an undeniable masterclass in playwriting.Read More

Amazon Prime Instant Video film review: Black Beauty

Director: Caroline Thompson Cast: Sean Bean, Alan Cumming, David Thewlis, Andrew Knott Certificate: U Watch Black Beauty online in the UK: Amazon Prime Instant Video

Adapted from Anna Sewell’s 1877 eponymous novel, Black Beauty was always going to be a … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Ender’s Game

Inconsistent and carelessly adapted, this stilted sci-fi is infinitely forgettable.Read More

Netflix TV review: House of Cards (Season 1)

In The West Wing, Martin Sheen’s idealised presidency was born out of liberal frustration as lame duck Bill Clinton gave way to the Bush administration. Democrats were able to escape their worst nightmare come true in Aaron Sorkin’s world of … Read More