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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
VOD review: Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 5 (The First of His Name)
May 7, 2014 | Selina Pearson
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
The first thing eagle-eyed viewers will notice about The First of His Name is the absence of Peter Dinklage from the opening credits. But Episode 5 does well, despite not featuring the audience’s favourite character.
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2, Episode 1 (Kaiseki)
May 7, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
Ever subtle, ever explosive, the acclaimed TV series Hannibal returns this week to Sky Living HD (and NOW) for a second season.
Given the untold violence bubbling over in the final scenes of Season 1, with the imprisoned empath … Read More
TV review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 4 (Oathkeeper) – spoilers
April 30, 2014 | Selina Pearson
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
If you speak to anyone who watched Episode 4 of Game of Thrones Season 4, they will mention one of two things. Which of these is mentioned first will depend on whether they have read … Read More
Spoiler-free TV review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 3 (Breaker of Chains)
April 20, 2014 | Selina Pearson
“War is war, but killing a man at a wedding is horrid. What sort of monster would do such a thing?”
Episode 3 of Game of Thrones does not start well for Tyrion (Peter Dinklage). He is arrested immediately following … Read More
VOD film review: Anchorman 2
April 17, 2014 | David Farnor
60% of the time, this entertaining sequel works every time.Read More
UK TV review: True Detective – Season 1, Episode 8 (spoilers)
April 13, 2014 | David Farnor
A near-flawless piece of television.Read More
Spoiler-free review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2 – The Lion and the Rose
April 13, 2014 | Selina Pearson
If there’s one thing those nice, hospitable Westerosi like, it’s a tasteful wedding – whether it’s a coupling to stabilise power and prevent war or a last-ditch attempt for a noble, declining house to get a bit of cash, or … Read More
Why you should catch up with Sons of Anarchy
April 12, 2014 | Chris Bryant
This review is based on Season 1.
With the violence and brutality Kurt Sutter brought to The Shield plus darkly comic characters and heart-wrenching plots, Sons of Anarchy might just be one of the best shows around.
Charlie Hunnam (Pacific … Read More
The Pirates! review: Fun (and ham) for all the family
April 10, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
Brian Blessed. Parrots. Ham. Aardman’s stop-motion sea adventure has something for everyone.Read More
VOD film review: The Raid
April 9, 2014 | David Farnor
Gareth Evans’ bone-crunching, jaw-dropping action thriller is brutally entertaining.Read More
