VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 9 (Flatline)

The ultimate irony of Flatline – a story about two-dimensional villains – is that it comes at a time when Doctor Who is the most three-dimensional it has been in years. The geek-heavy mythos and tonal flippancy of the Smith … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 1 (Method and Madness) – spoiler-free

Just as Netflix brought in David Fincher to kick-start House of Cards, now Cinemax brings another acclaimed director – Steven Soderbergh – to oversee their new original series, The Knick. And, just as Fincher and Frank Underwood were a match … Read More

UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 5 (Runaways)

“Like a… vampire?” asks Eph at start of The Strain this week. And there you have it. It has taken five episodes for someone to mention the word “vampire” in a situation that is clearly reminiscent of all of history’s … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 5 (Gladys)

“I lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? It comes from the Lord.”

A spoiler warning for Episode 5 of The Leftovers: it starts with a stoning. The gruesome, barbaric murder of Guilty Remnant … Read More

UK VOD review: Boardwalk Empire Final Season, Episode 5 (King of Norway)

Over the past four episodes we’ve been wondering just how Boardwalk Empire was going to wrap up all its loose threads, as the show edges closer and closer to its denouement. Episode 5 gives us our answer – it’s going … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 1 (No Sanctuary)

The Walking Dead Season 5 will fill you with real tension right from the start. Never before has the show seen such genuine moments of fear that you will be struggling to gather breath thanks to the heart in your … Read More

UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 4

“No one mentioned how boring the end of the world was going to be.”

That’s Lilly, daughter to a wheelchair-bound father, trying to stay alive in The walking Dead Season 4. It’s a throwaway gag that cuts right to the … Read More

VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 8 (Mummy on the Orient Express)

During the 2012 mini-season, the Doctor Who production team started to commission tie-in posters to reinforce the modern preference for high-concept, movie-style pitches. Despite the wow factor of the designs, the episodes were disappointingly reductive – when faced with a … Read More

UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Final Season Episode 5 (Some Strange Eruption)

Episode 5 of Sons of Anarchy’s final season takes place – in tone, time and setting – post-massacre. SAMCRO are recovering and very much at war. This echoes throughout every character timeline the show follows and leaves Kurt Sutter’s tragedy … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 1 (spoiler-free)

“Before Batman, there was Gotham.” So reads the tagline to the latest series to take ownership of The Dark Knight’s world, this time with the proviso that the iconic hero won’t feature, an idea that was understandably met with no … Read More