UK VOD review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 4 (Slabtown)

If you’ve been wondering just what has happened to Beth (Emily Kinney), then Slabtown will answer all your questions. Fortunately, she escaped the cannibal camp of Terminus, but waking up on the top floor of a former Atlanta hospital isn’t … Read More

UK TV review: Constantine Episode 2

“I don’t seek answers to questions that needn’t be asked.”

That’s how John Constantine defines himself in Episode 2 of Constantine. After the decision to axe his female sidekick (Liv) for a new one (Zed) in the programme’s pilot, the … Read More

UK VOD review: Boardwalk Empire Season 5, Episode 8 (Eldorado)

In a thrilling season finale, Boardwalk Empire bows out, not in a flurry of gunfire and blood, but in an act of redemption. It’s what this season has been plugging away at the whole time: what can you do to … Read More

VOD film review: The Dark Knight Rises

Big and loud, this unsubtle final outing for Nolan’s Batman concludes the heck out of an ambitious trilogy.Read More

VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 11 (Dark Water)

Doctor Who finales are tricky things. In the old days, they didn’t really bother having them at all, bar the occasional attempt to do a bigger-than-usual story… but usually, by then, they’d run out of money to do their ambitions … Read More

VOD film review: Green Zone

Paul Greengrass is great at asking big questions, but his war thriller is better at blowing stuff up. Read More

VOD TV review: Arrow Season 3, Episode 1 (The Calm) – spoiler-free

A few months have passed since the events of Arrow’s sensational Season 2 finale, but as the title of the episode indicates, things are about to kick off again. As befits an opening episode, The Calm has the responsibility of … Read More

VOD film review: Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

This light, likeable documentary finds insight into the world of TV writers and producers.Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 3

Up until now, the most interesting thing about The Knick has been its complete lack of decorum in showing the messy side of medicine at the turn of the century. Vials full of coagulated blood, scalpels sticking out of patients’ … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Red Tails

Director: Anthony Hemingway Cast: David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker Certificate: 12A Watch Red Tails online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

There’s a thin line between … Read More