TV review: The Strain Episode 1 (Night Zero)

Warning: This contains very minor spoilers.

Vampires are young, sexy and cool. Everyone knows this. Everyone except Guillermo del Toro. Thank goodness, then, that he is the one behind The Strain, the latest fanged creation to swoop onto our screens. … Read More

TV review: Boardwalk Empire Season 5, Episode 1 (Golden Days for Boys and Girls)

The Boardwalk is back for its final season, a reduced eight-part run that proclaims “all empires must fall”. In this opening episode, all empires have left Atlantic City behind. Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is in Havana with Sally Wheet (Patricia … Read More

Why you should catch up with Peaky Blinders

From its very first season, this BBC gangster drama is an uncompromising, graceful success.Read More

UK VOD TV Review: The Leftovers Season 1, Episode 1

This week marks the debut of a cracking new drama series called The Leftovers, a 10-part enigma with a metaphysical bent and a sci-fi twinge that rocks up to UK shores courtesy of Sky Atlantic. It’s a cryptic and generally … Read More

Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 1

Momma, I killed a man. Sons of Anarchy’s trademark has never been tough guys or ultra-violence. Sure, it does both with style and meaning, but Kurt Sutter’s country ballad only becomes incomparable during its musical montages. Season 7’s first of … Read More

VOD film review: Muscle Shoals

Director: Greg “Freddy” Camalier Cast: Rick Hall, Bono, Keith Richards, many other musicians Certificate: PG Watch: Muscle Shoals online in the UK: Sky Arts / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Sky Store

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VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 9 (Love Is to Die)

While True Blood fans in the US are already bidding a sad farewell to their favourite vamps, we’ve still got precious minutes left with our well-chiseled cast. And far from going out with a bang, it looks like our cast … Read More

VOD film review: Welcome to New York

Director: Abel Ferrera Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset Certificate: 18 Watch Welcome to New York online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Curzon Home Cinema / Google Play / Apple TV … Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 8 (Almost Home)

It’s getting harder to know what to make of this final season, what conclusion to eventually draw, as the various threads get tied up. What started out as a decent scale conflict between our protagonists and the Hep V vampires … Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 7 (May Be The Last Time)

This final season of True Blood may have a much shorter episode run, but is fast becoming more complex as we head towards the show’s conclusion.

As opposed to previous seasons, which take in events that reach far outside … Read More