Why Mission: Impossible II is underrated

John Woo’s underrated actioner defined the Mission: Impossible formula for the sequels to come.Read More

VOD film review: Mission: Impossible (1996)

Tom Cruise and Brian De Palma team up for this fun franchise starter that balances old-school spying with modern action.Read More

Catch Up TV reviews: Who Is America, Inside Facebook, Unforgotten S3

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.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Escape Plan 2

Silly plot twists and fight sequences make for an unlikely, but unsurprising and inessential sequel.Read More

The miseducation of The Bold Type’s Jane Sloan: When a teaching moment goes wrong in women’s TV

Warning: This contains spoilers for Episode 7 of The Bold Type Season 2. Not seen it? Read our spoiler-free review of the second season’s opening episodes here.

Primetime (women-led) TV shows are riddled with tropes. Giggles over cocktails, frank conversations … Read More

Netflix UK film review: How It Ends

How It Ends is a disappointing disaster movie that fails to deliver on its own title.Read More

VOD film review: Deathdream (Dead of Night)

Bob Clark’s zombie film comes with a smart and accusatory subtext about America’s disengagement from war.Read More

VOD film review: The Third Murder

This departure for director Hirokazu Koreeda is a quietly absorbing study of truth and justice.Read More

VOD film review: A Prayer Before Dawn

Joe Cole is terrific in this surprisingly sensual and deliberately sketchy prison boxing movie.Read More

VOD film review: Generation Wealth

This dizzying portrait of privilege and aspiration will leave you asking questions about your own life and priorities.Read More