Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episodes 10, 11, 12

Catch up with our House of Cards Season 4 viewing notes here.

“Don’t worry, you’re safe here. No monsters in the White House.​”

House of Cards’ power-hungry President may be waging a successful war against Republican candidate Will Conway, but … Read More

VOD film review: Black Mass

Scott Cooper’s well-acted crime drama is a flawed saga with impressive heft.Read More

UK TV binge review: Daredevil Season 2 (Episodes 5 to 8)

Warning: This contains spoilers – if you haven’t seen episodes one to four, read our spoiler-free review of Daredevil Season 2.

With The Punisher unexpectedly behind bars by the end of Episode 4, the plot for the season shifts into … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 14

This is a spoiler-free review – read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled analysis.

As the sixth season of The Walking Dead edges ever closer to its conclusion, the stage is set for war, as the inevitable showdown between … Read More

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2: A serious, satisfying conclusion

Mockingjay Part 2 has all the emotion of the ending and none of the anti-climax.Read More

Netflix UK film review: My Beautiful Broken Brain

“An exquisite, painful nightmare.” That’s how Lotje Sodderland describes living after a stroke in this astonishing, vivid documentary. My Beautiful Broken Brain follows the 34-year-old’s recovery after her brain haemorrhage in 2011 – and more than lives up to its … Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (20th March 2016)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

Sport Relief

Catching up with a whole night of live TV fundraising … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: Unreported World, Elevenish, First Dates, Amy

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 … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 6 (My Struggle II)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“Everyone dies in the end,” says Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis) in the finale of The X-Files Season 10. “I just changed the timetable.”

It’s an apt sentiment to share in what could be the … Read More

VOD film review: 88:88

Director: Isiah Medina Certificate: TBC Watch 88:88 online in the UK: Not currently available on VOD

The word “experimental” isn’t necessarily one that brings people running in hordes to see a film. It conjures up images of an art installation, … Read More