TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 6 (Glorious Horrors)

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

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

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

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

This timeless family fantasy musical bursts with genuine wonder and adventure.Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 9

Already seen Episode 9? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

Last week, Game of Thrones brought us the shocking reminder that no matter how much politicians pussyfoot around, when death rises up from the ground and tries … Read More

12 things Jurassic Park teaches us about bad project management

We look back at the original Jurassic Park to examine why InGen’s dinosaur theme park was doomed to failure.Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 5 (Above the Vaulted Sky)

One of Penny Dreadful’s biggest strengths is its ability to treat sex seriously. It’s not just for titillation – although it is certainly for that as well – but it is also used to progress the show’s plot and develop … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8 (Hardhome)

Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

What would you do to save your own skin? That’s the question that every character in Game of Thrones is starting to face.

It’s a crucial … Read More

VOD film review: Ex Machina

Alex Garland’s smart sci-fi thriller raises pertinent issues of gender and control.Read More