Netflix UK film review: The Wandering Earth

China’s first sci-fi blockbuster is bold and silly, but when a film looks this gorgeous, it’s hard not to be mesmerised.Read More

VOD film review: Darkness Visible

Neil Biswas’ Indian émigré horror is both a mystical murder mystery and an Oedipal chronicle of deaths foretold.Read More

UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5

Game of Thrones’ penultimate episode delivers jaw-dropping spectacle even as it rushes its key moments.Read More

VOD film review: Somers Town

Shane Meadows’ hearwarming tale of international friendship is an unassuming, undderrated gem.Read More

VOD film review: Stan & Ollie

Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly capture the magic of entertainment and friendship in this warm, winning biopic.Read More

VOD film review: The Favourite

Surprising, side-splitting and superbly twisted, this costume drama fizzes and bubbles with manic energy.Read More

UK TV review: Victoria Season 3

National tensions and personal drama collide in the uneven but enjoyable third season of ITV’s royal drama.Read More

Catch Up TV review: Taskmaster S8, When I Grow Up, Planet Child, Sex on Trial

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.

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UK TV review: Line of Duty: Season 5, Episode 6 (Finale)

Season 5’s finale makes up for plot holes with a thrillingly personal interrogation.Read More

7 reasons why you should watch Easy on Netflix

This weekend sees Easy return to Netflix, and Joe Swanberg’s anthology series, about a string of Chicagoans stumbling through life and relationships, is as gently remarkable as ever. With the third season also set to be its last, we run … Read More