VOD TV review: Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 1

After the death of Matthew Crawley, nothing is the same at Downton Abbey. The whole family is in mourning, but life must go on and the pressures of work and how to run the estate are being hidden behind a … Read More

VOD film review: Wayland’s Song

Director: Richard Jobson Cast: Michael Nardone, Alan McKenna, Orla Brady, Hannah Lederer Watch online: blinkbox, iTunes

“You don’t talk much.” That’s Nathalie (Lederer) to Wayland (Nardone) near the start of Richard Jobson’s British thriller. She’s right. A guy who returns … Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 1 (Tin Man Down)

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“It’s 58 days since the attack on Langley in which 219 Americans lost their lives… It is plain that the Central Intelligence Agency is crippled. How can the CIA protect this … Read More

VOD film review: Downloaded

Director: Alex Winters Cast: Sean Parker, Shawn Fanning, Noel Gallagher Watch online: iTunes

Alex Winters, of Bill & Ted fame, takes on the story of Napster in Downloaded, a documentary that looks at the origin of the service, its rise … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Gambit (2012)

Director: Michael Hoffman Cast: Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci Watch Gambit online in the UK: Netflix UK

A woman gets up to answer the door in her hotel. She talks to the concierge, turns the lights off … Read More

VOD film review: Outpost 11

A surreal, scary assault on your senses.Read More

VOD film review: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

Director: Sophie Fiennes Cast: Slavoj Zizek Watch online: Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes

There aren’t many people in the world who can talk about ideology for two and a half hours actually remain interesting. Fortunately, Slavoj Zizek is one of … Read More

VOD film review: The Parking Lot Movie

A winning portrait of car park attendants as they wage war against the people who park there.Read More

VOD TV review: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Episode 1)

Depending on whether you saw Avengers (Assemble) in the cinema or watched it at home, you’ll have a different interpretation of the fate of Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg). Either way, Nick Fury said he died for the Avengers – to … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 3

If you had to pick a TV series that would make it to a third season, The Walking Dead probably wouldn’t be it. After 20 odd episodes of zombies, what could another 16 possibly have to offer? More zombies? That’s … Read More