VOD film review: Love & Friendship

This utterly delightful comedy is Jane Austen like you’ve never seen her before.Read More

UK TV review: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016)

This brilliantly acted and carefully crafted Shakespeare cycle is a gripping study of royalty and power.Read More

UK TV review: The Living and the Dead (spoilers)

Warning: This contains spoilers for the end of The Living and the Dead. For a spoiler-free review of the show, click here.

“You mistook me for a ghost… of my former self.” That’s Nathan Appleby in the final episode of … Read More

Why The Living and the Dead should be your next box set

More than your average ghost story, this creepy, character-driven drama is a pastoral horror show to savour.Read More

Why you should be watching BBC Three’s Murder in Successville

This hilarious, inventive improv crime comedy series is one of the most unique things on TV.Read More

The Living and the Dead: A horror show to savour

“Most of the time, there’s a ghost, you put it to bed and go home. How do you do it week after week?”

That’s Ashley Pharaoh, creator of The Living and the Dead, speaking at the premiere of BBC … Read More

UK TV review: New Blood

Anthony Horowitz’s modern crime drama buzzes with fresh talent and ideas.Read More

UK TV review: Detectorists

Dig past the tranquil surface of this gentle comedy and there’s real treasure here. Read More

Why The Fades should be your next box set

“They are the dead and they’re trapped here. When people die, they go up or stay here. Those that stay here, we call them the Fades… The problem? You imagine being trapped in a world you can’t touch, can’t taste. … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Season 3 Christmas Special)

Warning: This review contains minor spoilers, although we have tried to avoid explicit plot details. If you don’t want to know any details about Sherlock’s Christmas special, watch the episode before reading.

Sherlock is back – but not as we … Read More