VOD film review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

Star Wars, but with owls. Zack Snyder’s animated epic is derivative, but undeniably thrilling.Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 6 (Karma)

The race against time goes rattling on in Episode 6 of True Blood Season 7, as a new twist in the tale of our Bon Temps heroes reveals that, among many other things, Jesus has a funny sense of humour.

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Why you should be watching Gomorrah

“Facebook?” scoffs an Italian mobster at the start of Gomorrah, Sky Atlantic’s new TV series. He and a fellow gang member are discussing his daughter. “What does she even write on there?” “I don’t know,” says her father. “I’ll smash … Read More

VOD film review: The Raid 2

The Raid 2 has some great action – but that doesn’t mean it’s the greatest action movie of all time.Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 5 (Lost Cause)

It’s been a busy few episodes for our Bon Temps friends and it seems like they’ve earned a bit of respite from the blood, sweat and tears. So it falls to Lafayette and friends to help Sookie throw off her … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 finale (Episode 13, Mizumono)

As the net closes tighter around Hannibal and his network of trappers, once again the circle widens to re-admit Kade Purnell (Cynthia Nixon), who, having got wind of Will and Jack’s sting, is coming to stop these two vigilantes in … Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 4 (Death Is Not the End)

At the rate things are going, this entire season of True Blood could be fitted into a week. Given that a good year has elapsed since the end of Seasons 6, the locals must be desperate for some drama. And … Read More

VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 3 (Fire in the Hole)

As the body count rises thick and fast in the final season of True Blood, it was inevitable that, faced with their own mortality, the show’s characters (and indirectly the show’s writers) would have to contemplate loss. As Season 7 … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2, Episode 11 (Ko No Mono)

Across the last few episodes, as the supposedly well-meaning, flawed but ultimately ‘good’ Will Graham slips further and further down the path to his own destruction, you have to wonder what his parents must think of him. From taking some … Read More

VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 12

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“One day, I won’t remember any of this anyway…”

That’s President Heller looking back over the previous 24 hours of Live Another Day. That’s right, 24 hours covered in just 12 episodes – because this climactic … Read More