Digital Theatre review: The Crucible

With a towering performance from Richard Armitage, The Crucible is a monumental piece of theatre.Read More

Netflix UK film review: My Old Lady

Director: Israel Horovitz Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith Watch My Old Lady online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Curzon Home Cinema / Rakuten TV / … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 14

“You wanted a future, you need us for that,” says Maggie (Lauren Cohan) to Deanna (Tovah Feldshuh) and never has that been more true.

Spend (Episode 14) looks at how the survivors fit into Alexandria and their new roles: … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 7 (Bingo)

“The thing you have to know about me is I’ve got nothing to lose.”

That’s Jimmy talking to The Kettlemans in Episode 7 of Better Call Saul and it nails exactly why we like him: he’s a fighter, working his … Read More

VOD film review: Interstellar

Christopher Nolan’s stunning sci-fi struggles to make the leap between the divine and the domestic.Read More

UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 9

No matter what age we are, we still take reassurance from the idea that, no matter where we are, our parents are a reliable and stable constant from our babyhood to our adulthood. As confused twenty-somethings struggling to make sense … Read More

UK TV review: Poldark Season 1, Episode 1 and 2

Poldark and handsome. Apart from that pun, what does the BBC’s new costume drama have to offer?

Based on the novels by Winston Graham, the series follows Ross Poldark, who returns to Cornwall in the 1780s after several years in … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 11

Not seen Episodes 1 to 10 of Gotham? This will contain spoilers.

The first 10 episodes of Gotham were, to say the least, uneven: although many of the characters that came to form the show’s core grew slowly more defined … Read More

VOD film review: White Bird in a Blizzard

Director: Gregg Araki Cast: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Thomas Jane Certificate: 15 Watch White Bird in a Blizzard online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

How many modern filmmakers are … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: The Returned (US remake) – Episode 1 and 2

How do you remake a TV show that’s special precisely because it’s so unique? The Returned, A&E’s version of the 2013 show Les Revenants, attempts to do just that.

The premise of the series is wonderfully eerie: a bunch of … Read More