Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (7th June 2015)

The BBC can sometimes provide a mixed bag of TV offerings. The recent premiere of Sun Trap, a purported comedy starring Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak, is a prime example: the sitcom sees Novak’s undercover investigator parade a range of … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 16 (Season 1 finale)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

And so we reach the end of Outlander Season 1, a show that has been uneven – mostly in a good way – in its attempts to bring Diana Gabaldon’s historical fantasy romance to the screen. … Read More

VOD film review: Listen Up Philip

Obnoxious, awkward and highly, highly amusing. Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 1

With Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 to 4 departing Amazon Prime on 16th October 2020, we boot up the first season of AMC’s computer drama.

Halt and Catch Fire: an early computer command that forced all instructions to compete … Read More

VOD film review: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films

Director: Mark Hartley Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Molly Ringwald, Tobe Hooper, Franco Zeffirelli, Alex Winter Certificate: 18 Watch Electric Boogaloo online in the UK: BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) … Read More

The beginner’s guide to Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer returns for a prequel series on Netflix this July, despite the fact that its reunited cast are now 14 years older than they were when it was first made. With the original film finally available on … Read More

VOD film review: I Am Big Bird

I Am Big Bird captures the magic behind Sesame Street’s most famous figure with infectious, childlike enthusiasm.Read More

VOD film review: Beetlejuice

Dark, funny, crazy and curious, Tim Burton’s horror comedy feels as fresh and exciting as the day it was released.Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 5 (Above the Vaulted Sky)

One of Penny Dreadful’s biggest strengths is its ability to treat sex seriously. It’s not just for titillation – although it is certainly for that as well – but it is also used to progress the show’s plot and develop … Read More

First look Netflix TV review: Sense8 (Episodes 1 to 3)

Already seen Episodes 1 to 3? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled notes.

The Wachowskis begin, as they so regularly do, with elegant confusion.

Sense8, like a lot of shows, lives to intrigue and create tension through … Read More