Doctor Who: Matt Smith’s best episodes

2010. So young he barely remembered the show of old, Matt Smith somehow managed to suggest the character’s near-1,000 year age with a performance of synapse-popping eccentricity.

Under the supervision of showrunner Steven Moffat, the stories warped to Smith’s … Read More

Doctor Who: David Tennant’s best episodes

The first ‘rock star’ Doctor hit the ground running in 2005 – in a hipster’s pair of Converse trainers, no less – and rarely paused for breath as nu Who rekindled the nation’s love affair with a Time Lord.

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MUBI UK film review: Computer Chess

Andrew Bujalski black-and-white oddity is a hilarious, profound and eccentric tribute to social awkwardness.Read More

VOD film review: The Boys Are Back

Director: Scott Hicks Cast: Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, George McKay, Emma Booth, Julia Blake, Nicholas McAnulty Certificate: 12 Watch The Boys Are Back online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) … Read More

Doctor Who: Christopher Eccleston’s best episodes

2005. The rumours reckoned Bill Nighy or (God forbid) Alan Davies. Instead, Russell T Davies bagged one of the country’s leading actors to highlight that the return of Doctor Who, after a long hiatus, was thinking big.

Eccleston delivered with … Read More

VOD film review: Despicable Me 2

There aren’t many films that really understand children. This surprisingly heartfelt sequel is one of them.Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 7 (The Hub)

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After the excellent Episode 6, The Hub has a lot to live up to and while it tries, it can’t encapsulate the same level of emotion. After escaping with intelligence data, the team is … Read More

Netflix UK film review: The World’s End

The Cornetto trilogy bows out with an uneven, underwhelming comedy.Read More

The Hunger Games: A tense, taut and polished adaptation

Tense, taught and polished, this adaptation of the dystopian novel finds its mark every time. Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 7 (Gerontion)

What a turnaround this is. Episode 7 of Homeland Season 3 and the major shock is that it’s even better than last week. If you’ve had enough Carrie and Dana to last you a whole series, then rejoice: Gerontion is … Read More