VOD film review: The Dark Knight Rises

Big and loud, this unsubtle final outing for Nolan’s Batman concludes the heck out of an ambitious trilogy.Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 7

“We kill The Master and all the other creatures die? That makes no biological sense!”

The Strain continues it’s oddly down-to-Earth mix of modern science and old-school critters in Episode 8. Finally addressing the idea of its big bad head-on, … Read More

Sky TV review: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1 (spoiler-free)

The cinematic universes for our favourite comic book heroes are continually expanding, and with Arrow now having established itself as superior superhero television over the past couple of years, it’s unsurprising that the popular notion has spread to the small … Read More

UK VOD review: The Leftovers Episode 7 (Solace for Tired Feet)

After two stand-out standalone chapters, The Leftovers returns to the old multi-stranded drudgery this week, but the show remains an engaging watch.

We return to – yes – the Garvey family in Episode 7, with all the problems that … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 6

Weakness and evolution are the two driving forces behind The Strain: the weakness of human biology and the evolution of the species to superior, deadly monsters. It’s that process of alienation, literally making other people alien, that gives the series … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 6 (Guest)

Struggling along through the mystery’s haze of uncertainty, sometimes tempted to tune out altogether, at other times haunted by the guilt of contemplating doing so, The Leftovers isn’t exactly an easy watch. But with Episode 6, The Leftovers has done … Read More

VOD film review: Centurion

Sacrificing character for action, Centurion is a British B-movie with blockbusting tension.Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 1 (Method and Madness) – spoiler-free

Just as Netflix brought in David Fincher to kick-start House of Cards, now Cinemax brings another acclaimed director – Steven Soderbergh – to oversee their new original series, The Knick. And, just as Fincher and Frank Underwood were a match … 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