VOD film review: Tomorrowland: A World Beyond

This underrated sci-fi is an original, inventive family adventure.Read More

Ridiculous, camp and OTT: Why Empire is a TV phenomenon

With Empire available to stream online, we look back at the first season of Lee Daniels’ phenomenal TV show.

It’s quite difficult to explain exactly how much of a phenomenon Empire is, but here goes. It is the number one … Read More

VOD film review: Man Up

The funniest and breeziest British rom-com in years.Read More

VOD film review: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

There’s an awkward moment in Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure where it slowly dawns on the viewer that they care about the Autumn revel, and are worried about the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a way to … Read More

Toy Story 1, 2 and 3: Time and other perils of being a toy

20 years ago, Disney released Toy Story, the first fully CG-animated feature film. While the quality of animation has improved over time, the 1995 movie holds up well, in part because the early films by Pixar Animation Studios play the … Read More

VOD film review: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Marvel’s bloated sequel is too busy joining dots to assemble an entertaining blockbuster.Read More

VOD film review: Far from the Madding Crowd

Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts crackle in Thomas Vinterberg’s restrained period drama.Read More

VOD film review: The Beat Beneath My Feet

Luke Perry shines in this toe-tapping, charming indie coming-of-ager.Read More

VOD film review: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

This recasting of Wild West myth is bursting with nonchalant invention.Read More

VOD film review: Kingsman: The Secret Service

Matthew Vaughn’s violent, light-hearted answer to 007 is undone by its own macho humour.Read More