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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 7
August 4, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 7? Read on for spoilers.
“Maybe you were put on Earth for more than fucking,” says Ani (Rachel McAdams), after emerging, bleary-eyed, from a drug-fuelled orgy with Vinci’s richest men. She’s talking to Vera, the missing girl … Read More
VOD film review: Sixteen
August 3, 2015 | Mark HarrisonDirector: Rob Brown Cast: Roger Jean Nsegiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day, Deon Williams and Sam Spruell Certificate: 15 Watch Sixteen online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 4 (The Blitzkrieg Button)
August 2, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 4? Read on for spoilers.
“I can trust the actions of men who don’t respect me more than those who do. At least when they ask for something, they mean it.”
Since the coda of Episode 1, … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 8
August 1, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
After the event’s of last week’s episode effectively resetting the dramatic arcs of our characters, we can enter a new phase of the Hannibal story – one that actually … Read More
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 6 (Church in Ruins)
July 28, 2015 | David FarnorNot seen Episodes 1 to 5 of True Detective Season 2? This contains spoilers.
“You might be my only friend,” Frank says to Ray, after he’s entered his house. “Wouldn’t that be something?” replies Ray, with a glib smile. It’s … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 7
July 26, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 7? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Finally, the show that has delighted in delivering us scenes that disgust and shock but that we cannot help but marvel at is back on form. But what else … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 3
July 26, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 3? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
Time and Tide announces early on that Agent Carter is now settling into its weekly format, by way of an extensive “My name is Peggy Carter” recap of the … Read More
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 5 (Other Lives)
July 21, 2015 | David FarnorHow do you follow a shootout like that? In real life, probably with a lot of paperwork. True Detective, then, does the smart thing and skip forwards two months – another promising sign that what’s now being dubbed a “massacre” … Read More
UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 2 (Bridge And Tunnel)
July 19, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAlready seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for additional notes with spoilers.
“So, I’ve got two foreign agents with no voice-boxes, fighting over a milk truck full of experimental implosives.”
In terms of catch-up dialogue for the casual … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 6
July 19, 2015 | Jo BromilowAlready seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
How does one hunt a dangerous beast? That’s what we explore in this episode – the various ways you actually entrap a cornered creature. Because while Hannibal … Read More