Sky + NOW
Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
VOD film review: Kung Fu Panda 3
July 12, 2016 | Mark HarrisonPo comes full circle in this enlightened and enlightening sequel.Read More
VOD film review: Cloverfield
July 3, 2016 | David FarnorOne big shot of adrenaline to your eyeballs, this is exhilarating and petrifying stuff.Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 10 (The Winds of Winter)
June 28, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
There’s a splendid Robin Williams stand-up routine from the 80s where he talks about being a new father and the shock of seeing a soiled nappy for the first time.
“You may have been a lumberjack, … Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Episode 16 (Legendary)
June 23, 2016 | Matthew TurnerLegends of Tomorrow has had its fair share of disappointing episodes, so you could be forgiven for experiencing a certain degree of nervousness going into the finale. Happily, as with other superhero shows on the CW network (notably Arrow), the … Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3 Finale (Episode 8 and 9)
June 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human.”
The creatures of the night. What music they make. And what music they have made for three seasons during the course of Penny Dreadful … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 9 (Battle of the Bastards)
June 21, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
Was this it? Was this the moment television finally overtook cinema as the pre-eminent popular art form of our age? Given the mediocrity on display at the summer box office, versus what’s being served up to … Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 7 (Ebb Tide)
June 20, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Who’s the better boyfriend: Dr. Frankenstein or Dracula? Any TV show based around that question deserves to win all the awards. As Penny Dreadful Season 3 nears its conclusion, that dilemma has never been more keenly … Read More
VOD film review: Rise of the Guardians
June 15, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis thrilling and thoughtful family-friendly adventure is DreamWorks’ most under-appreciated film.Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 8 (No-One)
June 14, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
The time for talking is nearly over and the time for hitting and stabbing is as good as upon us. No-One was an episode steeped in the promise of violence, the notion of violence, and actual … Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 6
June 13, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“There is only one defence against isolation: be with those you love.” That’s one of Penny Dreadful’s underlying themes right there – the strength of outsiders who would normally be alienated and alone uniting and supporting … Read More