VOD film review: Lost River

Ryan Gosling’s strong visual sense shows promise for future endeavours.Read More

UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 8 (Severance)

The final half of the final season of Mad Men opens with a girl looking directly down the camera, identical to Freddy Rumsen’s introduction to Season 7 Part 1 – “It’s about time” – except now, it’s not so much … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 7 (Paris)

Warning: This contains spoilers for anyone who has not seen Episodes 1 to 6 of Vikings Season 3. Read on at your peril.

So, Athelstan is dead – and with him goes one of Vikings’ most interesting characters. How … Read More

VOD film review: Black Sea

Director: Kevin Macdonald Cast: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn Certificate: 15 Watch Black Sea online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play

Last year year, it … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul finale (Episode 10 – Marco)

“I was hired to a job. I did it. And that’s as far as it goes.”

That’s Mike (Jonathan Banks) to Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) in the Better Call Saul finale, as they reminisce in the car park about the Kettlemans’ … Read More

VOD film review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Uneven effects and an unexciting climax make for an underwhelming final chapter.Read More

UK TV review: Residue (Season 1)

A promising piece of indie sci-fi with the binge-watching hook of a show with 10 times its budget.Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (Easter Bank Holiday 2015)

It’s the Easter Bank Holiday, which means you’re either outside, enjoying the sun, or indoors, frantically catching up on housework and in need of a TV break. Either way, there’s a whole host of stuff you’ve probably missed on the … Read More

VOD film review: Altman

Director: Ron Mann Cast: Robert Altman, Kathryn Reed, Lily Tomlin, Julianne Moore, Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, Paul Thomas Anderson Certificate: 15 Watch Altman online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV binge review: Outlander Episode 2-8

“I’ll thank you to take your hands off my wife!”

How far we’ve come in the first half of Outlander Season 1 from the opening episode – all the way to 1743, to be exact. The show, based on Diana … Read More