VOD film review: The Divergent Series: Insurgent

Director: Robert Schwentke Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Kate Winslet Certificate: 12 Watch Insurgent online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Wisely new-to-the-franchise screenwriters Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman … Read More

UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 7

Already seen Episode 7? Read on for spoilers.

“Maybe you were put on Earth for more than fucking,” says Ani (Rachel McAdams), after emerging, bleary-eyed, from a drug-fuelled orgy with Vinci’s richest men. She’s talking to Vera, the missing girl … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Pusher (2012)

This gritty, visceral remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s drug-dealing flick is thrilling in its own right.Read More

VOD film review: Sixteen

Director: Rob Brown Cast: Roger Jean Nsegiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day, Deon Williams and Sam Spruell Certificate: 15 Watch Sixteen online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More

Netflix UK film review: William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge

Director: William Shatner Cast: Maurice Hurley, John Pike Certificate: 15 Watch Chaos on the Bridge online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

Williams Shatner’s other Star Trek documentary, The Captains, … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (2nd August 2015)

Summer is all about going outside, having ice cream and sitting on the beach… isn’t it? Not if you make the mistake of browsing through BBC iPlayer’s current catalogue.

Ripper Street has returned – resurrected by Amazon, where the full … Read More

UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 4 (The Blitzkrieg Button)

Already seen Episode 4? Read on for spoilers.

“I can trust the actions of men who don’t respect me more than those who do. At least when they ask for something, they mean it.”

Since the coda of Episode 1, … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 8

Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.

After the event’s of last week’s episode effectively resetting the dramatic arcs of our characters, we can enter a new phase of the Hannibal story – one that actually … Read More

Catch-up TV reviews: Taskmaster, Parks and Recreation, Lookalikes

We catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)

Parks and Recreation Season 4 – … Read More

VOD film review: Sex and the City 2

This shallow sequel is nothing more than a two-hour gimmick.Read More