Sky + NOW
Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
FrightFest VOD film review: Body
August 28, 2015 | David FarnorDirectors: Dan Ber, Robert Olsen Cast: Alexandra Turshen, Helen Rogers, Lauren Molina Watch Body online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google P;ay
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UK TV review: The Strain Season 2, Episode 1
August 26, 2015 | David Farnor“You’re a doctor. Find a cure,” demands Eph’s son in the opening episode of The Strain Season 2, but not before uttering a well-chosen swear word. If you can’t imagine the ickle Zach of Season 1 cursing at his pa, … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 11
August 25, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 11? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
As the light dims on this series (we’ve only got till lucky number 13), every episode begins to grow dimmer, shot through with darkness. Episode 11 is both physically … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 7
August 23, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 7? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
All seems lost for Agent Carter this week. She is under arrest and her fellow agents present her with a wall of evidence of her secret doings since the … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Flash, Season 1, Episode 19
August 22, 2015 | Amon WarmannPointedly titled Who is Harrison Wells?, the 19th hour of The Flash poses a question to which the audience has already known the answer to for quite some time. That knowledge has made many episodes more interesting to watch, but … Read More
VOD film review: Escobar: Paradise Lost
August 21, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Andrea Di Stefano Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Claudia Traisac Certificate: 15 Watch Escobar: Paradise Lost online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 10
August 18, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 10? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
When a character calling himself “The Great Red Dragon” appears on the scene to bump the Wendigo off the top spot in Monster of the Week polls, there’s definitely … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 6
August 16, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 6? Read on for spoilers.
Back on home turf after last week’s sojourn to Belarus, A Sin To Err gets the endgame of Agent Carter Season 1 back on track in a big, bad way. The story … Read More
VOD film review: Theeb
August 15, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Naji Abu Nowar Cast: Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Marji Audeh, Jack Fox Certificate: 15 Watch Theeb online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More
In defence of True Detective Season 2
August 11, 2015 | Martyn ConterioWith True Detective Season 2 now over – you can read our reviews here – one writer steps up to defend Nic Pizzolatto’s show from its critics.
True Detective is the most exciting thing to happen to television crime fiction … Read More