TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
9 reasons why you should be watching Amazon’s Ripper Street
October 8, 2016 | David FarnorRipper Street returns this week for a fifth and final season. This last run, which will be released all-at-once, picks up directly where the Season 4 cliffhanger left off – and follows its aftermath for six episodes, as our leads … Read More
Screw Tinder: Why Fleabag is the only date you need
October 6, 2016 | Jo BromilowAh, autumn. The time when tan lines start to fade and lounging under trees in a park with some dude who works in “media” until it’s too cold and you’re too drunk to see straight is no longer a suitable … Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 6 and 7
October 5, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Halt and Catch Fire is the best its ever been in Season 3 – and Episodes 6 and 7 are beautiful, bitter proof of that fact.
AMC’s show is a manual in self-sabotage, a study of … Read More
Netflix UK binge review: Luke Cage, Episode 4, 5, 6 and 7 (spoilers)
October 4, 2016 | David FarnorRead our other reviews of Luke Cage Season 1 here.
“Too much in Harlem happens in the shadows. That’s what makes you different: they see you.”
Who is Luke Cage? Those who watched the first few episodes of Netflix’s latest … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2
October 3, 2016 | David FarnorSTARZ’s stupidly smart bloodbath is as inventively gory as ever.Read More
Catch up TV review: Damned, The Level, Unreported World
October 2, 2016 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Why you should catch up with Ash vs Evil Dead
October 2, 2016 | David FarnorThis Evil Dead spin-off is bloody, hilarious and seriously groovy.Read More
Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: Il Sonnambulo, Keith Broke His Leg, Match Not Found, Almost Asian
October 2, 2016 | David FarnorThe 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. The Web Fest Awards take place on Sunday 2nd October at … Read More
Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: Doomsdate, LARPs, CODED, Last Will and Testicle
October 1, 2016 | David FarnorThe 2016 Raindance Film Festival takes place in London from Wednesday 21st September to Sunday 2nd October, showcasing web series, VR shorts and indie films from around the world. The Web Fest Awards take place on Sunday 2nd October at … Read More
10 things we’ve learned from Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
October 1, 2016 | David FarnorSeason 6 premieres on 15th June 2023.
With the return of Black Mirror to our screens, Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone for the Twitter age has tackled everything from political engagement to relationships and all the pixels in between with a … Read More