VOD film review: The Past

Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi heads to France for this smart drama about the futility of making up for past actions.Read More

VOD film review: Call Me Kuchu

Directors: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall Cast: David Kato Certificate: 12 Watch Call Me Kuchu online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play

To be sung to the tune of Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe

Everyone wishes … Read More

VOD film review: Weekend (2011)

Andrew Haigh’s intimate snapshot of a 48-hour romance is superb, sensitive cinema.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Fire in the Blood

This powerful documentary shocks, informs and enrages in equal measure.Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 12 (Seeds)

Warning: This review contains spoilers.

Episode 12 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the baton from 11 and runs with it.

The team are sent to the S.H.I.E.L.D. academy where gifted youngsters train to become full field agents. Here, they … Read More

VOD film review: Jeune et Jolie

Director: François Ozon Cast: Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Charlotte Rampling Certificate: 18 Watch online: Apple TV (iTunes) / Curzon Home Cinema / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE

What drives someone to become a prostitute? François Ozon follows … Read More

Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 9 (Chapter 22)

Vice President Francis J. Underwood does not forgive and he does not forget. So when a past mistake is brought to the table, Frank looks to turn it into his favourite dish (hint: it’s best served cold). But all wars … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Parkland

Director: Peter Landesman Cast: Paul Giamatti, Zac Efron, Billy Bob Thornton, James Badge Dale Certificate: 15 Watch Parkland online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / iTunes

Let’s take a moment to contemplate Zac Efron’s face. It’s by … Read More

VOD film review: Saving Mr. Banks

This well-cast drama about the making of Mary Poppins is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.Read More

Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 8 (Chapter 21)

Frank plants seeds. Remy plants seeds. Claire plants seeds. Episode 8 might well have been written by Alan Titchmarsh. (Research complete: It wasn’t.) Episode 8 does, however, contain seemingly few of the usual plot points: no arguments, few threats, and … Read More