Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (25th May 2015)

Bank Holidays were made for BBC iPlayer. The Beeb certainly seems to think so: the broadcaster, which is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of BBC Films, has added no fewer than 22 movies to its streaming line-up, following their broadcast … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 15 (Wentworth Prison)

Not seen Episodes 1 to 14? This will contain spoilers. Already seen Episode 15? Read on at the bottom for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.

So, Wentworth Prison. Jamie’s held captive. Claire and Murtagh are on their way to rescue him. … Read More

Short film review: Some Candid Observations on the Eve of the End of the World

Director: John Howlett Cast: Theo Barklem-Biggs Runtime: 15 mins Watch Some Candid Observations… online in the UK: We Are Colony

Every Sunday, we review a short film and tell you where to watch it. We call it Short Film Sunday.

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VOD film review: Spring

This superb romantic horror is a shifting, moving, surprising affair.Read More

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

This documentary about went wrong on Richard Stanley’s Dr Moreau project is an entertaining watch.Read More

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

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

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

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 TV review: The Jinx (spoilers)

This spoiler-filled review was first published on 21st May 2015 and is based on the final three episodes of Season 1. For a spoiler-free review based on the first three episodes, click here.

“I did not knowingly, purposely lie.”

After … Read More

VOD film review: A Most Violent Year

1981 New York has never felt so Shakespearean.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Between (Episode 1)

“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