UK VOD TV review: Togetherness Episode 1

There are few words that are less arousing than “take the baby monitor with you”. It’s a truth that Michelle (Melanie Lynskey) and Brett (Mark Duplass) are trying to come to terms with, as their marriage hits a mid-life crisis … Read More

UK TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 2

When discussing the first episode of Girls with a friend, they expressed disappointment at the show’s return. Why, we asked? They explained that they anticipated Hannah to have already been to the writer’s workshop in Iowa, and that now would … Read More

Amazon TV pilot review: The Man in the High Castle, Down Dog and The New Yorker Presents

Hot on the heels of Transparent’s Golden Globe win, Amazon is back with its new season of TV pilots – available for free to customers and non-customers alike. Feedback from viewers is then used to decide which to commission as … Read More

UK TV review: Constantine Season 1, Episode 9 (The Saint of Last Resorts, Part 2)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers.

Now, where were we? A sister of Eve (yes, that Eve) kidnapped two babies from a friend of John’s old Newcastle flame, Anne Marie, for La Brujería, who are behind this Rising Darkness malarkey – … Read More

VOD TV review: Cyberbully

“Of course I don’t think it’s ok. But it’s normal. It happens.”

That’s Casey in Cyberbully, Channel 4’s one-off drama about the perils of the Internet. The title alone puts in you mind of a cheesy cautionary tale, the kind … Read More

UK VOD TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show Episode 11

It seems a little late in the game to introduce a new character, but the creepy charisma of Neil Patrick Harris in a top hat is always a welcome diversion from the status quo. His character, Chester, is also a … Read More

Why you should be watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix UK

With Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 arriving on Netflix UK on 28th March, we look back at the first season – and where you can watch it online.

The American sitcom formula has been fairly easy since Friends. Take a group … Read More

VOD TV review: Broadchurch Season 2, Episode 2 (spoiler-free)

Warning: The following contains mild spoilers, but no actual plot twists.

“None of us have got anything left to hide.”

There are no sharks in Broadchurch, but you sense they’re circling somewhere near the Dorset coastline.

The legal sharks, of … Read More

Amazon TV binge-review: Transparent Season 1 (Episodes 5 to 10)

Warning: This contains mild spoilers.

“I’m just a person. And you’re just a person. And baby, you need to get in this whirlpool – or you need to get out of it.”

That’s Maura (Jeffrey Tambor) to Len (Rob Huebel), … Read More

VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 1

In four years, we’ve seen Marnie, Hannah, Jessa and Shoshanna grow from relatively clueless Girls into similarly clueless young women; for all that’s changed over the years, the four are making the same types of mistakes. We’ve cringed at their … Read More