UK VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 10 (The Prodigal Son Returns)

Warning: This contains some spoilers. They’re pretty vague and harmless, but if you want to go in cold, you might want to bookmark this until you’ve seen the finale – which is already available to stream on Sky On Demand … Read More

VOD UK TV review: The Walking Season 5, Episode 6 (Consumed)

Consumed is the episode of The Walking Dead that many fans had hoped for, as finally Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) get to share the screen together. Its focus is on character development, rather than mindless zombie violence, … Read More

VOD film review: Begin Again

Begin Again is not a big, showy number, but it effortlessly brings a smile to your face.Read More

UK TV review: The Strain (Season 1, Episode 9)

How do you follow a claustrophobic hour of tense TV? Expand outwards – and risk undoing all of that suspense. Episode 9 does just that – and, sure enough, the excitement wriggles away like a weird vampiric worm offered a … Read More

VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 9 (The Garveys At Their Best)

On 14th October, 2 per cent of humanity disappeared. Why? Viewers tuning into Damon Lindelof’s series The Leftovers in the hope of finding out will be disappointed. Because it’s not about that. The mystery of the series isn’t the cause … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 8

The Strain is one of those shows that you can rely upon to be unreliable. When it’s slaying vampires, it’s buff. When it’s recounting the Holocaust, it’s bunkum. Episode 8 sees our survivors struggling to fight off a wave of … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 8

“Now get me a fucking cigarette.”

That’s Patti to Kevin Garvey in Episode 8 of The Leftovers, an episode that sees the Guilty Remnant cult leader strapped to a chair in the woods.

Who by? We suspect the police … Read More

VOD film review: The Dark Knight Rises

Big and loud, this unsubtle final outing for Nolan’s Batman concludes the heck out of an ambitious trilogy.Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 7

“We kill The Master and all the other creatures die? That makes no biological sense!”

The Strain continues it’s oddly down-to-Earth mix of modern science and old-school critters in Episode 8. Finally addressing the idea of its big bad head-on, … Read More

Sky TV review: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1 (spoiler-free)

The cinematic universes for our favourite comic book heroes are continually expanding, and with Arrow now having established itself as superior superhero television over the past couple of years, it’s unsurprising that the popular notion has spread to the small … Read More