VOD film review: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr Moreau

7

Rating

Directed by David Gregory Cast: Richard Stanley, Fairuza Balk, Robert Shaye, Rob Morrow Certificate: 15 Watch Lost Soul online in the UK: Amazon Prime / iTunes / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Some of the most intriguing ‘Making of’ … Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir

7

Rating

Director: Mike Fleiss Cast: Bob Weir Watch The Other One online in the UK: Netflix UK

Who’s Bob Weir? For followers of the group (Deadheads), he was the hot guy amid a bunch of ugly blokes. For non-Grateful Dead fans, … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 14 (Person to Person)

10

Rating

Already seen the Mad Men finale? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.

Truth well told. Mad Men’s last hour is perfectly tailored for what could be the best television show ever made.

Allowing every character’s … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Jinx (Episodes 4 to 6)

8.5

Rating

“I did not knowingly, purposely lie.”

After its juicy opening three episodes, The Jinx continues its exploration of Robert Durst’s alleged killings with a surprising one-two punch of suspicion and sympathy.

We begin in Episode 4 in Galveston, where … Read More

Netflix UK film review: A Most Violent Year

8

Rating

1981 New York has never felt so Shakespearean.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Between (Episode 1)

4.7

Rating

“Don’t you think it’s only a matter of time?”

That’s the question asked by the young residents of Pretty Lake, when a mysterious plague begins to break out, killing everyone over the age of 21. It’s a neat enough premise … Read More

VOD film review: Drone

6.5

Rating

Director: Tonje Hessen Schei Cast: Shahzad Akbar, Brandon Bryant, Michael Haas Certificate: 15 Watch Drone online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / iTunes / Google Play

Militainment. It’s a word you might associate with a Michael … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Wild

8

Rating

Reese Witherspoon shines in this true story about a woman moving on from the past to find her own happy ending.Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 3 (The Nightcomers)

8

Rating

“You have to name a thing to make it come to life,” said Vanessa Ives in Episode 5 of Penny Dreadful Season 1. It was an hour that proved the show wasn’t just about vampires and things that go bump … Read More

VOD film review: Greyhawk

7

Rating

This impressive, moving feature debut marks its makers out as talents to watch.Read More