UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 5 (Other Lives)

How do you follow a shootout like that? In real life, probably with a lot of paperwork. True Detective, then, does the smart thing and skip forwards two months – another promising sign that what’s now being dubbed a “massacre” … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (19th July 2015)

BBC iPlayer is at its typically eclectic best this week, as everything from classic music to indie comedy is available to stream.

The Beeb’s nurturing of new talent blossoms in the summer, with the premiere of both its annual … Read More

UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 2 (Bridge And Tunnel)

Already seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for additional notes with spoilers.

“So, I’ve got two foreign agents with no voice-boxes, fighting over a milk truck full of experimental implosives.”

In terms of catch-up dialogue for the casual … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 6

Already seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.

How does one hunt a dangerous beast? That’s what we explore in this episode – the various ways you actually entrap a cornered creature. Because while Hannibal … Read More

Catch-up TV reviews: Girls with Autism, Not Safe for Work, Humans, Child Genius, Inside the Ku Klux Klan

We catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)

Girls with Autism (ITV Player)

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Amazon Prime UK TV review: Extant, Season 2, Episode 2 & 3

“Is that what you want? To kill me?” “What I want is to know what the hell is going on.”

If any TV show’s going to have dialogue that spells out its problems explicitly, it’s going to Extant. Mickey Fisher’s … Read More

First Look Netflix TV review: BoJack Horseman Season 2

The first few episodes of BoJack Horseman Season 1 started poorly. The title character is a washed-up ex-sitcom star, who starts to work on his memoirs with a spiky writer, all while trying to salvage his career. The jokes were … Read More

BBC iPlayer review: BBC Comedy Feeds (2015)

This week sees the return of the BBC Comedy Feeds to BBC iPlayer. Now in their fourth year, the shorts are part an ongoing scheme by BBC Three, BBC Comedy and BBC Academy to provide a platform for new and … Read More

UK TV review: True Detective Season 2, Episode 4 (Down Will Come)

Already seen Episode 4? Read on for some additional, spoiler-filled comments.

“Is this worth sticking out?” Jordan (Kelly Reilly) asks Frank (Vince Vaughn) in Episode 4 of True Detective Season 2. It seems like it’s no coincidence that such a … Read More

UK TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 1 (Now Is Not The End)

Warning: This contains spoilers for Marvel movies up to and including Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Already seen Episode 1? Read on for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.

Even next to Norse gods and gun-toting raccoons, the most unexpected break-out star of … Read More