Netflix UK film review: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Director: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Andy Samberg Certificate: PG Watch Cloudy 2 online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Sky Store / Rakuten TV / Google … Read More

VOD film review: The Next Three Days

Russell Crowe is riveting in this implausible but nail-biting thriller. Read More

Prime Instant Video review: Vikings – A look back at Season 1, Episode 7, 8 and 9

When Vikings first sailed onto LOVEFiLM Instant’s shores, the comparisons to Game of Thrones were inevitable. Swords, mountains, beards, surely they were similar? But while the History Channel’s epic, written by Michael Hirst, unfolded on a smaller scale, by the … Read More

VOD film review: Thor 2: The Dark World

This ho-hum superhero sequel suffers from a weak villain and bloated plot.Read More

VOD film review: A Fish Called Wanda

Kevin Kline is hysterical in this screwball farce that might be the funniest British movie ever made.Read More

Why 30 Rock should be your next box set

Tina Fey’s sitcom is witty, self-aware and utterly joyful.Read More

VOD film review: The Fifth Estate

The film’s real failing is it has no idea whose tale it is telling.Read More

UK TV review: True Detective – Season 1, Episode 1

The case isn’t the crime: it’s the men trying to solve it.Read More

UK TV review: A look back at Heroes

Tim Kring’s superhero series paved the way for what was to come – a stepping stone that remains entertaining, if not super.Read More

VOD film review: Bastards

Director: Claire Denis Cast: Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Julie Bataille Certificate: 15 Watch online: Curzon Home Cinema / BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video

Since her last film (the complex, gripping post-colonial drama White Material), the … Read More