TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 3 (The Nightcomers)

“You have to name a thing to make it come to life,” said Vanessa Ives in Episode 5 of Penny Dreadful Season 1. It was an hour that proved the show wasn’t just about vampires and things that go bump … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 6

Already seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

Unbowed, unbent, unbroken. That’s the phrase chanted by the Sand Snakes as they finally go into action this week. It’s an intimidating rallying cry, not just because … Read More

VOD film review: Foxcatcher

Channing Tatum delivers a knockout performance in this chilling drama about a real life wrestler taken under the wing of a millionaire.Read More

First look UK TV review: The Affair Season 1 (spoiler-free)

“Do you remember what happened?” “Like it was yesterday.”

Months after The Affair scooped the Golden Globes for Best Drama Series and Best Actress, The Affair has finally been released in the UK. What took TV land so long? You’ll … Read More

VOD film review: The Theory of Everything

Eddie Redmayne is remarkable in this winning, if unoriginal, biopic of Stephen Hawking.Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 2 (Verbis Diablo)

Already seen Episode 2 of Season 2? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.

“She held her own against Satan himself,” said Ethan Chandler of Vanessa Ives in the first episode of Penny Dreadful Season 2. “But … Read More

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

Already seen Episode 5? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

Welcome back to Westeros, where the word of the week is: calcification.

The process by which soft tissue hardens has lingered in the background of the … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 1 (Fresh Hell)

Warning: This contains spoilers for Season 1. Already seen Episode 1 of Season 2? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.

“What is Frankenstein without his creature?” questions a red-eyed Rory Kinnear, as Penny Dreadful returns for … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 4 (Sons of the Harpy)

Already seen Episode 4? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

“Aren’t you and mother getting along?”

The sniping between Margaery and Cersei, with their forced smiles and death stares, has been an undoubted highlight of Game of … Read More

Spooks: A look back at the BBC spy series’ best episodes

From Tom to Lucas, we look back at the best episodes of the BBC’s spy series, Spooks.Read More