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

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

UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 1)

Practical effects and a convincing cast make this real haunting truly scaryRead More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3

Already seen Episode 3? Keep reading at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled notes.

“Who are you?” Arya Stark is questioned in Episode 3 of Game of Thrones Season 5. Her interrogator is nameless – as you’d expect of anyone … Read More