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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
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
Why you should catch up with Luke Cage
September 29, 2016 | David FarnorMarvel’s muscular hip-hop Western is a powerful, thrilling punch to modern news headlines.Read More
Amazon Prime Video TV review: Crisis in Six Scenes
September 28, 2016 | Chris BlohmThey’re called “auteur sitcoms”, laconic half-hour vignettes driven by a singular artistic sensibility, reflecting the idiosyncratic worldview of its creator. Judging by current trends, the auteur in question tends to be either the kind of emerging B-lister you’ll recognise from … Read More
Raindance Web Fest 2016 reviews: 20 Seconds to Live, Young Graduate, The Fourth Door
September 27, 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
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor (Episode 1)
September 27, 2016 | David FarnorWhat would happen if a guy with no qualifications or experience suddenly became President of the United States? That’s a terrifyingly realistic question in 2016 – so it’s the perfect time for ABC’s ridiculous new drama, Designated Survivor, to turn … Read More