VOD film review: The Squid and the Whale

Noah Baumbach’s painful portrait of a family going through a divorce is a masterclass in awkward hilarity. Read More

VOD film review: Sparks and Embers

A likeable cast and festive backdrop can’t redeem this lacklustre romantic comedy.Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Into the Badlands, Episode 5 (Snake Creeps Down)

Read our interview with Daniel Wu, star of Into the Badlands.

“You’re not tired. You’re afraid,” Sonny says to M.K. during his training. The brilliance of Badlands is that this sentence could apply to any character. Five episodes in and … Read More

VOD film review: Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Guy Ritchie’s jaunty take on Sherlock Holmes is fun for the 21st century.Read More

VOD film review: Ice and the Sky

A staggering, provocative climate change documentary.Read More

UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 8 (The Flash crossover)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

This week’s Arrow is the second part of the show’s annual crossover with The Flash, so woe betide you if you’re not currently watching both. As well as putting the last pieces in place for the … Read More

VOD film review: Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas

This festive adaptation of the Mandie novels is uninvolving and unmemorable.Read More

Amazon Prime Video TV review: Transparent Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 5)

A little over a year ago, Amazon released Transparent, a show about a father who comes out as a mother to his children. We declared it the best TV series of 2014. The Golden Globes agreed with us, making it … Read More

VOD film review: Aloha

Cameron Crowe’s dud of tonal awkwardness is a hopelessly lost mess.Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Into the Badlands, Episode 4 (Two Tigers Subdue Dragons)

Read our interview with Daniel Wu, star of Into the Badlands.

This week’s instalment of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s martial-arts packed drama starts answering the questions raised weeks ago – to excellent effect.

Sonny and M.K. begin their … Read More