VOD film review: San Andreas

Not even Dwayne Johnson can rescue this overblown disaster movie.Read More

VOD film review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

This impeccable adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller is an atmospheric puzzle of betrayal, distrust and decline.Read More

First look Amazon Prime TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 5)

It’s not often that a TV show feels fully-formed in its first episode. A typical series takes a few weeks to reveal its characters, to find its voice. Red Oaks is not one of them.

Amazon’s latest original show is … Read More

Why you should be watching The Last Man on Earth

If you missed this show, it really would be the end of the world.Read More

VOD film review: Lessons in Love

Unconvincing characters leaves Lessons in Love several classes short of a full course.Read More

Intelligence and compromise: Why you should be watching Borgen

We all know that politics can be an ugly business. This seems especially true in the UK, where tribalism is rife, where opposing parties seek to demonise each other and where the gap between left and right seems to grow … Read More

A guide to all the references in Mad Max: Fury Road

What is Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) exactly? Is it a shady reboot or a proper sequel? It’s best to think of George Miller’s film as neither, and more a high-octane hybrid vehicle built from the parts of the original … Read More

VOD film review: 52 Tuesdays

A movingly understated drama.Read More

VOD film review: Paul

Despite a game cast, this disappointing sci-fi comedy is no Galaxy Quest.Read More

VOD film review: The New Girlfriend

Romain Duris is superb in Francois Ozon’s witty, stylish exploration of gender and identity.Read More