VOD film review: Bad Land: Road to Fury (Young Ones)

Director: Jake Paltrow Cast: Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Elle Fanning Certificate: 15 Watch Bad Land online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play / Eircom / … Read More

UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 11

Mad Men’s run of phenomenal episodes continues.Read More

First look UK TV review: Empire Season 1

Empire is a hip hop musical drama that premiered on US TV earlier this year. Now, after the end of its first season, the series has finally arrived in the UK on E4. If your ears pricked up at “hip … Read More

UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 21

Darth Oliver? Really? That’s what we’re calling him? Well, okay then.

After last week’s cliff-hanger of Oliver in full Heir To The Demon get-up, this episode doesn’t mess around. We get an opening montage of Oliver training and apparently being … Read More

Channel 4 TV review: Ballot Monkeys (Episodes 1 and 2)

Politics has found itself face to face with the digital age this general election. Campaigns can be won or lost by an inappropriate Facebook post. Reputations can be ruined – or built – just by tweeting “Ed Balls”. It’s a … Read More

VOD film review: Birdman

Stuffed with stars and surreal beats, Iñárritu’s satirical comedy is self-indulgent, amusing and enjoyably unpredictable.Read More

UK TV review: Marvel’s Daredevil: Season 1, Episodes 11 – 13

This dark, action-packed comic book series is a brave step in a new direction for Marvel that pays dividends.Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3

Already seen Episode 3? Keep reading at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled notes.

“Who are you?” Arya Stark is questioned in Episode 3 of Game of Thrones Season 5. Her interrogator is nameless – as you’d expect of anyone … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 10 (The Dead)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

So, here we are. The end of Vikings’ third season. And, like a lot of this uneven run, it’s a mixed, but satisfying, bag.

Season 3 has often struggled for a sense of a direction, roaming … Read More

VOD film review: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Essential viewing for fans of Nirvana and music documentaries in general.Read More