First look Netflix UK TV review: Limitless

Of all the films to merit a TV spin-off, Limitless didn’t seem like the most obvious choice. It was a box office success, with $160 million worldwide – all the more impressive given its reportedly modest budget of $27 million … Read More

Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: The New Yorker Presents

Ask anyone on the streets of the UK and the number of people who say they read The New Yorker is going to be minimal at best. Amazon’s decision to turn the publication into video form, then, is a bizarre … Read More

Netflix UK review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 1

“People tell me how they see me. It’s not as a lawyer.”

It’s been a whole year since we last caught up with Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), the scheming con man who will one day become Saul Goodman, the scheming … Read More

UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 2 (The Founder’s Mutation)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers.

“He didn’t answer my question,” observes Mulder in Episode 2 of The X-Files, after quizzing a sinister-looking man in a hospital. It’s the same thing that many people may be saying to themselves this week, … Read More

Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 3

Warning: This contains spoilers.

In our review of Episode 2 of Horace and Pete, we zeroed in on one particular idea that the episode seemed to be focused on: the fact that Horace (Louis C.K.) is a good listener. It’s … Read More

First look UK TV review: Vinyl (spoiler-free)

When it comes to the ever burgeoning output of a legendary filmmaker with a recurring, recognisable style, there can be a tendency, once in a while, when it comes to a new work that’s perhaps a little subpar, to rely … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 9 (No Way Out)

This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen Episode 9? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.

The Walking Dead explodes back onto our screens with an episode that will wholly satisfy fans after its lengthy mid-season absence. It’s not as … Read More

Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 4, Episode 6 (No Wolves in Whitechapel)

Read our interview with Matthew Macfadyen and Adam Rothenberg here.

Episode 6 of Ripper Street Season 4 airs on BBC Two at 10pm on 12th September. This is a spoiler-free review.

After last week’s relatively low-key character study of Reid … Read More

Review: Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal (Funny Or Die)

Director: Jeremy Konner (or Donald J. Trump) Cast: Johnny Depp, Patton Oswalt, Alfred Molina, Michaela Watkins and Ron Howard

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! I can build you a much nicer one…”

Johnny Depp has really made every effort … Read More

UK TV review: Agent Carter: Season 2, Episode 3

This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen Episode 3? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.

“Every eye in the country is on her and no one sees her,” says Peggy of genius physicist-turned-Hollywood starlet Whitney Frost in this week’s … Read More