Intelligence and compromise: Why you should be watching Borgen

Borgen – Power & Glory arrives on Netflix on 2nd June 2022. This review is of the original three seasons of Borgen.

We all know that politics can be an ugly business. This seems especially true in the UK, where … 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

VOD film review: Faults

Leland Orser shines in a deserving lead role in this darkly comic drama.Read More

VOD film review: The Tribe

Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Cast: Grigoriy Fesenko Certificate: 18 Watch The Tribe online in the UK: Amazon Prime / BFI Player / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

55 per cent of communication is non-verbal. Body language, eye … Read More

First look Amazon TV review: Hand of God (Episode 1 and 2)

As the old saying goes, when a TV show starts with a naked Ron Perlman chanting in a fountain, you know you’re in for a good time. It’s a bold opening for Amazon’s new series, Hand of God, the kind … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 12

Already seen Episode 12? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.

Things continue to get more grim for our heroes, as they pit themselves directly against the Dragon and his arsenal of delusions. Before the Dragon gets another opportunity to … Read More

VOD film review: A Little Chaos

Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet are charming in this low-key drama about Louis XIV’s gardener.Read More