UK VOD review: The Leftovers Episode 7 (Solace for Tired Feet)

After two stand-out standalone chapters, The Leftovers returns to the old multi-stranded drudgery this week, but the show remains an engaging watch.

We return to – yes – the Garvey family in Episode 7, with all the problems that … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 6

Weakness and evolution are the two driving forces behind The Strain: the weakness of human biology and the evolution of the species to superior, deadly monsters. It’s that process of alienation, literally making other people alien, that gives the series … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 6 (Guest)

Struggling along through the mystery’s haze of uncertainty, sometimes tempted to tune out altogether, at other times haunted by the guilt of contemplating doing so, The Leftovers isn’t exactly an easy watch. But with Episode 6, The Leftovers has done … Read More

VOD film review: Centurion

Sacrificing character for action, Centurion is a British B-movie with blockbusting tension.Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 1 (Method and Madness) – spoiler-free

Just as Netflix brought in David Fincher to kick-start House of Cards, now Cinemax brings another acclaimed director – Steven Soderbergh – to oversee their new original series, The Knick. And, just as Fincher and Frank Underwood were a match … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 5 (Runaways)

“Like a… vampire?” asks Eph at start of The Strain this week. And there you have it. It has taken five episodes for someone to mention the word “vampire” in a situation that is clearly reminiscent of all of history’s … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 5 (Gladys)

“I lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? It comes from the Lord.”

A spoiler warning for Episode 5 of The Leftovers: it starts with a stoning. The gruesome, barbaric murder of Guilty Remnant … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 4

“No one mentioned how boring the end of the world was going to be.”

That’s Lilly, daughter to a wheelchair-bound father, trying to stay alive in The walking Dead Season 4. It’s a throwaway gag that cuts right to the … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 4

If you can say one thing for The Leftovers, it’s that it doesn’t shy away from symbolism. It may not like answers to its questions, but it loves to fill its screen with as much meaning as possible. So it’s … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Strain Episode 4

Episode 4 of The Strain begins with the best worst opening of the series so far. After encountering a scientific first – a live specimen of a dangerous new infection – and taking the only logical response – bashing its … Read More