Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 2 (The Sign of Three)

Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.

We all know what to expect from a wedding, just as we all know what to expect from an episode of Sherlock, but The Sign of Three skipped the old, blue and borrowed and … Read More

VOD film review: The Broken Circle Breakdown

Director: Felix Van Groeningen Cast: Johan Heldenberg, Veerie Baetens, Nell Cattrysse Certificate: 15 Watch The Broken Circle Breakdown online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video

“If I needed you, would you comfort me?”

That was a … Read More

VOD film review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has everything a blockbuster needs: beards, swords, and Penélope Cruz. In a hat.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Holmes Season 3, Episode 1 (The Empty Hearse)

Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.

How did Sherlock fake his death? The Empty Hearse, the first episode of Season Three, finally gives us some answers. In fact, it gives us three. And, along the way, throws in an appearance … Read More

Netflix TV review: Roger & Val Have Just Got In (Season 1)

Roger (Alfred Molina), an occasionally rash, socialist botanist and Val (Dawn French), a logical, gentle food technology teacher, have just got in from work. And for half an hour after this, we’re allowed an insight into their lives. Their silly, … Read More

VOD film review: Black Sheep

For better or worse, Black Sheep is bloody simple entertainment. Read More

Molly and Mycroft: The unsung heroes of BBC’s Sherlock

We look back at Season 1 and 2 of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ modern-day reboot

It’s a three-patch problem.

That’s how Sherlock Holmes described his first case in A Study in Pink. That throwaway line set the tone for … Read More

UK TV review: The Time of the Doctor (2013 Christmas special)

“And now it’s time for one last bow, like all your other selves. 11’s hour is over now, the clock is striking 12.”

That’s the poem Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) reads to The Doctor (Matt Smith) as his finale arrives. … Read More

VOD film review: Wuthering Heights (2011)

Andrea Arnold’s raw, windswept period drama is a beautifully contemporary piece of cinema.Read More

VOD film review: Like Crazy

Director: Drake Doremus Cast: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence Certificate: 12A Watch Like Crazy online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play

Like Crazy is one of … Read More