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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 7 (Little Scorpion)
June 23, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 7? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
Given last week’s disappointing stumble, the last thing you’d think Penny Dreadful would need is another slow episode with no major events. So it’s a surprise that … Read More
VOD film review: Fifty Shades of Grey
June 22, 2015 | Clarisse Loughrey
An admirable effort to rectify a deeply problematic source material. Read More
VOD film review: The Burning (El Ardor)
June 21, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Pablo Fendrik Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Alice Braga, Chico Diaz Certificate: 15 Watch The Burning online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More
UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 1
June 21, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 1? Read on for some additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“This is my least favourite life,” croons singer Lera Lynn in True Detective Season 2. It’s a slow, melancholic number, accompanied by shots of Colin Farrell downing whisky in … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 2
June 19, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
Already seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
There’s one key, perplexing issue at the heart of Hannibal (the show, that is) that really can make or break it for you. Many viewers pick up … Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 6 (Glorious Horrors)
June 16, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
What a tangled web our Penny Dreadfulites lead, as they wake up the morning after the night before. Now that creator has slept with creature and hunter … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10
June 15, 2015 | David Farnor
This review is spoiler-free. Already seen the Season 5 finale? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“I think we’re done here,” says Ramsay Bolton in the middle of Game of Thrones Season 5’s final episode.
It’s the … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 1
June 13, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
And so, like the lethal yet beautiful predator that he is, Hannibal has slunk back onto our TV screens. Or more precisely, building on the dramatic, yet measured, exit he made at the end of last season’s devastating finale, he … Read More
VOD film review: Insidious
June 13, 2015 | David Farnor
Insidious will make you howl with laughter as much as fear. Either way, it’s a hoot. Read More
VOD film review: The Wizard Of Oz
June 11, 2015 | Simon Kinnear
This timeless family fantasy musical bursts with genuine wonder and adventure.Read More
