VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 6 (The Flash Is Born)

“Why so cheesy?”

During Smallville’s entire 10 season run, Clark Kent never adopted the name Superman. Instead, that superhero show elected to call him ‘The Red Blue Blur’ – and then just ‘The Blur’ – once our young Man of … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Episode 11 (The Third Rail)

“We should think this out. Regroup.” “We’ve got him on the run! We must press on!”

Episode 11 of The Strain is the entire show in a nutshell: a frantic dash through blind tunnels to find the next big confrontation … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 10 (Loved Ones)

It’s never a good sign when a villain randomly decides to unveil his plan. It’s equally worrying when a character created specifically for a TV adaptation of a book is cast aside.

The Strain has always thrived or failed on … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 10 (The Prodigal Son Returns)

Warning: This contains some spoilers. They’re pretty vague and harmless, but if you want to go in cold, you might want to bookmark this until you’ve seen the finale – which is already available to stream on Sky On Demand … Read More

VOD UK TV review: The Walking Season 5, Episode 6 (Consumed)

Consumed is the episode of The Walking Dead that many fans had hoped for, as finally Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) get to share the screen together. Its focus is on character development, rather than mindless zombie violence, … Read More

VOD film review: Begin Again

Begin Again is not a big, showy number, but it effortlessly brings a smile to your face.Read More

UK TV review: The Strain (Season 1, Episode 9)

How do you follow a claustrophobic hour of tense TV? Expand outwards – and risk undoing all of that suspense. Episode 9 does just that – and, sure enough, the excitement wriggles away like a weird vampiric worm offered a … Read More

VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 9 (The Garveys At Their Best)

On 14th October, 2 per cent of humanity disappeared. Why? Viewers tuning into Damon Lindelof’s series The Leftovers in the hope of finding out will be disappointed. Because it’s not about that. The mystery of the series isn’t the cause … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 8

The Strain is one of those shows that you can rely upon to be unreliable. When it’s slaying vampires, it’s buff. When it’s recounting the Holocaust, it’s bunkum. Episode 8 sees our survivors struggling to fight off a wave of … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 8

“Now get me a fucking cigarette.”

That’s Patti to Kevin Garvey in Episode 8 of The Leftovers, an episode that sees the Guilty Remnant cult leader strapped to a chair in the woods.

Who by? We suspect the police … Read More