VOD film review: Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

5.7

Rebel Without A Cause it ain’t

Director: Laurent Cantet Cast: Katie Coseni, Madeleine Bisson, Claire Mazerolle Certificate: 15 Watch online: Curzon Home Cinema

Laurent Cantet’s The Class, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, struck a chord with audiences and critics because … Read More

VOD film review: Stolen

6.8

Fun

Director: Simon West Cast: Nic Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston Malin Akerman Certificate: 15 Watch Stolen online in the UK: iTunes / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

“Save a purple crayon for daddy.” “As you’re speaking … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Breaking Bad Season 4

9

Addictive

Photo: Lewis Jacobs / AMC

Let’s face it: if you’re in a position to watch Season Four of multi-award-winning Breaking Bad, you hardly need coaxing to reach your mouse and click the button below.

Part two of Season Five (the … Read More

VOD film review: Good Vibrations

8

Catchy

Director: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn Cast: Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker Certificate: 15 Watch online: iTunes Buy on DVD from Amazon

Who is Richard Dormer? We have no idea. But he’s excellent as Terri Hooley in this feel-good movie about … Read More

VOD film review: The Place Beyond the Pines

8.7

Tree-mendous

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper are excellent in this quiet, thoughtful and stunning epic of fathers and sons.Read More

VOD film review: Side Effects

9

Take one dose immediately

An addictive, entertaining thriller that should come with its own warning label.Read More

VOD film review: Rust and Bone

8

Beautifully ugly

An anti-Free Willy that’s nasty and depressing – but strangely, wonderfully uplifting.Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 3

8

Surprising

“Tell it to the frogs.” It sounds silly, but Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) means it when she says it to Shane (Jon Bernthal). Why? Because she’s just been reunited with her husband, Rick (Andrew Lincoln).

Yes, only three episodes into … Read More

VOD film review: A Late Quartet

8

A moving ensemble

Director: Yaron Zilberman Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots, Nina Lee Certificate: 15 Watch A Late Quartet online in the UK: BBC iPlayer / iTunes / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

“Wow.” That’s … Read More

VOD film review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

7

Magic

A darkly fun, but disappointingly formulaic comedyRead More