Netflix UK TV review: All Hail King Julien

Let’s not beat around the jungle. Madagascar has had something of an uneven track record across its various sequels (number four is in the works), but it has had one constant: King Julien, the wonderfully deluded leader of a tribe … Read More

VOD TV review: Arrow and The Flash crossover episodes

With Episode 8 of The Flash and Episode 8 of Arrow Season 3 creating a two-part crossover episode, our own super writing team of Amon Warmann and Matthew Turner join forces for their own Arrow / The Flash crossover review.

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UK TV review: Constantine Episode 8 (The Saint of Last Resort)

You can always tell when a TV series is getting confident: they add a cliffhanger. After seven episodes (and just in time for its mid-season break), Constantine is getting confident.

The clues arrive almost immediately, as we’re introduced to Anne-Marie … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 10 (Crutchfield)

It’s a good job that The Knick was renewed for a second season before the first episode even aired, because ‘Crutchfield’ would suck as a finale to the show. Despite being crammed full of plot points and character details, there’s … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 13 (Papa’s Goods)

Sons of Anarchy’s final episode is about fate, good and evil, the big picture and legacy. Big, powerful themes, but that’s really the only way to go out.

Kurt Sutter (who collects the writer and director credits for Papa’s Goods) … Read More

UK TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show (Episode 9)

After the carnage of cast members in Episode 8, murder most horrid continues to reign over the Floridian suburb of Jupiter. With just two episodes left, we’ve reached that point in American Horror Story Season 4 where no one is … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 10

If you’ve been following these reviews, you’ll know that we’ve had our qualms with Gotham during its first batch of episodes. Indeed, some of the problems we mentioned in Episode 1 still apply to Episode 10, with this week’s dose … Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 6 (The Incontrovertible Truth)

New episodes of Ripper Street Season 3 are added exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video every Friday.

Warning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.

VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 7

This week’s Arrow is once again a filler episode, which means that, aside from the mystery of Sara’s murder, we’re still no closer to getting an idea of the main direction for this season. That said, Slade Wilson didn’t show … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 9 (The Golden Lotus)

Last week, we jumped from an oppressively hot summer to a bitter winter, and it’s proving to be one full of discontent for the cast of The Knick. We see just about every character at their lowest point over the … Read More