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Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 10 (Naka-Choko)
July 11, 2014 | Jo BromilowAs we get closer to the climax of what has been a truly breathtaking season, the bodies are piling up and the murders are getting more inventive – this week’s presentation is a show highlight, a work of deranged beauty … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 10
July 9, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Never trust a man in a cravat. That’s what 24: Live Another Day seemed to tell us in Episode 9, when it revealed that Adrian Cross was the bad guy all along.
Yes, Adrian Cross, everyone’s … Read More
VOD TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 8 (Grand Guignol)
July 8, 2014 | Alex Clements“Do you really want to be normal?”
This is not the end, merely a continuation. Season 2 of Penny Dreadful has already been confirmed by Showtime and will contain 10 episodes. One wonders if the original pitch for Season 1 … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 1 (Jesus Gonna Be Here)
July 7, 2014 | Jo BromilowRising from the grave one final time, True Blood explodes back onto our screens in a mess of blood and gore, as the cliffhanger climax of Season 6’s finale comes crashing down on us in an incendiary opener.
At … Read More
10 questions you need answered before seeing True Blood Season 7
July 4, 2014 | Jo BromilowThe Vampire Diaries may have made vampires trendy again, but it’s True Blood that made them cool. Based on Charlaine Harris’ acclaimed novels, the whole series is available as a Sky Box Set, which makes now the perfect time for … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 9 (Shiizakana)
July 3, 2014 | Jo BromilowLast week’s episode was a carnival of the animals, but in Episode 9, with a stripped back cast of characters, we are granted a personal audience in front of a smaller court from the animal kingdom. This week, Hannibal is … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 9
July 2, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers.
Let it never be said that 24 doesn’t know how to mix it up. So far, Live Another Day has delivered a versatile blend of stupidity, sentiment, action and more stupidity. After last week’s unexpectedly moving farewell … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 7 (Possession)
July 1, 2014 | Alex ClementsClaustrophobia isn’t simply the fear of enclosed spaces; it’s a powerful reaction to being contained within them. Sufferers often report an inability to breathe, as if oxygen is running out. Penny Dreadful knows how to do claustrophobia. Almost the entirety … Read More
VOD film review: Babel
June 27, 2014 | Simon KinnearAlejandro González Iñárritu’s completion of his Death Trilogy is a compelling state-of-the-world address.Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 6 (What Death Can Join Together)
June 27, 2014 | David Farnor“Do you know the word ‘vampire’? It is not familiar to you in some way?” Van Helsing (David Warner) asks Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway).
It’s only after six episodes that Penny Dreadful finally drops the “v” word, but it really … Read More