Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 4, 5 6)

“Art is like religion – to the believers, it is everything.”

Netflix’s blurb suggests that Sense8’s protagonists, The Sensates, are people whose telepathic gifts are the one thing keeping them alive. However, Episodes 4, 5, & 6 suggest quite the … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (7th June 2015)

The BBC can sometimes provide a mixed bag of TV offerings. The recent premiere of Sun Trap, a purported comedy starring Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak, is a prime example: the sitcom sees Novak’s undercover investigator parade a range of … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 16 (Season 1 finale)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

And so we reach the end of Outlander Season 1, a show that has been uneven – mostly in a good way – in its attempts to bring Diana Gabaldon’s historical fantasy romance to the screen. … Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 1

With Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 to 4 departing Amazon Prime on 16th October 2020, we boot up the first season of AMC’s computer drama.

Halt and Catch Fire: an early computer command that forced all instructions to compete … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 5 (Above the Vaulted Sky)

One of Penny Dreadful’s biggest strengths is its ability to treat sex seriously. It’s not just for titillation – although it is certainly for that as well – but it is also used to progress the show’s plot and develop … Read More

First look Netflix TV review: Sense8 (Episodes 1 to 3)

Already seen Episodes 1 to 3? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled notes.

The Wachowskis begin, as they so regularly do, with elegant confusion.

Sense8, like a lot of shows, lives to intrigue and create tension through … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8 (Hardhome)

Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

What would you do to save your own skin? That’s the question that every character in Game of Thrones is starting to face.

It’s a crucial … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 4

Some women are destined to the be the centre of attention. Others hide away, blending into the shadows like a discreet pattern on a wallpaper. Penny Dreadful explores the gulf between the two in Episode 4 of Season 2.

After … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7 (The Gift)

Already seen Episode 7? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

“This is the right time. And I will risk everything.”

So says Stannis – and so say we all in Game of Thrones, as Season 5 moves … Read More

Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (25th May 2015)

Bank Holidays were made for BBC iPlayer. The Beeb certainly seems to think so: the broadcaster, which is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of BBC Films, has added no fewer than 22 movies to its streaming line-up, following their broadcast … Read More