YouTube review: Kermode and Mayo’s Film Thing

When is a radio show not a radio show? Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo’s weekly film review programme on BBC Radio 5 Live has consistently asked that question, like two bickering uncles wondering who ate the last Twix (the answer, … Read More

UK TV review: Wayward Pines Episode 1 (Where Paradise Is Home)

Twin Peaks fans rejoiced earlier this year, when word spread of a potential new series – and cried out in dismay when talks with David Lynch broke down. The TV world, though, has never been short of attempts to recapture … Read More

UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 13 (The Milk & Honey Route)

Already seen Episode 13? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.

Opening on a dream sequence/flash forward in which Don is questioned by the police in a very familiar way, The Milk & Honey Route represents the … Read More

TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 2 (Verbis Diablo)

Already seen Episode 2 of Season 2? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.

“She held her own against Satan himself,” said Ethan Chandler of Vanessa Ives in the first episode of Penny Dreadful Season 2. “But … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 5

Already seen Episode 5? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

Welcome back to Westeros, where the word of the week is: calcification.

The process by which soft tissue hardens has lingered in the background of the … Read More

UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 2 and 3)

A moving finale to a scary mini-series.Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 14 (The Search)

Not seen Episodes 1 to 13? This will contain spoilers. Already seen Episode 14? Read on at the bottom for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.

After Jamie was held at gunpoint, last week gave us another cliffhanger involving Jamie in peril: … Read More

UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 22 (This Is Your Sword)

Considering how well the show has handled some of its earlier episodes (including the blinding mid-season finale), this week’s instalment is frustrating on a number of different levels. That’s not to say it doesn’t deliver handsomely in terms of character … Read More

UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 12

Already seen Episode 12? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.

Don Draper’s journey, from selling cars and fur coats to advertising royalty, has been driven by a reinvented man trying to discover what he wants. He’s … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Grace and Frankie Season 1

Hysterical but also heartbreaking, Netflix has hit another home run.Read More