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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 1
October 5, 2015 | David Farnor
“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”
That was Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) in Season 1 of The Leftovers, HBO’s mysterious drama that bewitched and … Read More
Toy Story 1, 2 and 3: Time and other perils of being a toy
September 26, 2015 | Mark Harrison
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: Just Jim
September 24, 2015 | Chris Blohm
Director: Craig Roberts Cast: Craig Roberts, Emile Hirsch, Sai Bennett Certficate: 15 Watch Just Jim online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
What is it … Read More
VOD film review: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
September 21, 2015 | Ian Loring
A tremendously worrying documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Tangerines
September 18, 2015 | Matthew Turner
An accessible and thought-provoking anti-war drama that packs a powerful emotional punch. Read More
VOD film review: Chinatown
September 9, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Roman Polanski Cast: Jack Nicholson Certificate: 15 Watch Chinatown online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
“There’s something black in the green part of … Read More
John Wick: A hard-hitting revenge thriller
September 7, 2015 | David Farnor
Keanu Reeves is undoubtedly back in this hard-hitting action thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 12
September 1, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
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
UK VOD TV review: Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 8
August 30, 2015 | Mark Harrison
Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
The stakes are suitably high at the start of Valediction, the Season 1 finale of Agent Carter. Following on from last week’s massacre at the cinema, the SSR has … Read More
VOD film review: 12 Angry Men
August 30, 2015 | David Farnor
In the world of cinema, one man cannot make a masterpiece. Even Sidney Lumet, a film-maker spoken of in the kind of revered tones used for that most loved of modern auteurs Christopher Nolan, had a team of people around … Read More
