Sky + NOW
Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 9
March 17, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
No matter what age we are, we still take reassurance from the idea that, no matter where we are, our parents are a reliable and stable constant from our babyhood to our adulthood. As confused twenty-somethings struggling to make sense … Read More
Sky TV review: Wild Things
March 15, 2015 | David Farnor
Is there any night of the week that can’t be improved by people dressing up in giant animal costumes and running into things? Trigger Happy TV did just that for Friday night on Channel 4, when dogs as tall as … Read More
VOD film review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
March 15, 2015 | David Farnor
The penultimate entry in The Hunger Games franchise is grippingly political and thrillingly personal.Read More
Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 7
March 14, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: If you have not seen the first six episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers. The show is available to catch up with on NOW.
“I’m tired of being messed about.” That’s DCI Morton in Episode 7 of Fortitude … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 13 and 14
March 13, 2015 | Amon Warmann
With its first self-contained two-part story arc, The Flash continues to display the ambition and boldness that has served the show so well in its opening season.
The main focus of both The Nuclear Man and Fallout was Firestorm … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 8
March 10, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
Mistakes are the portals of discovery, according to James Joyce. His words are emblazoned across the wall of the classroom in which Hannah imparts her own brand of wisdom this week; those being more of the school of mistakes than … Read More
Why Jed Mercurio’s Critical should be your next box set
March 8, 2015 | David Farnor
24 with scalpels, Jed Mercurio’s fast-paced medical drama is a heart-stopping thrill ride.Read More
Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 6
March 6, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: If you have not seen the first five episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers. Both are available to catch up with on NOW.
“What’s happened in the past few days is inexplicable.”
When the sheriff of the town … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 7
March 4, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
So, we’re a week into Hannah’s latest new direction (or, for the pessimists, a week closer to the ticking time bomb that is Hannah’s latest crisis of identity) and things are going swimmingly. She’s decided to take up the mantra … Read More
VOD film review: Playing It Cool
March 3, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Justin Reardon Cast: Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Michelle Monaghan Certificate: 15 Watch Playing It Cool online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google … Read More
