Netflix UK review: House of Cards (Season 2, Episode 1)

Thundering back into the station, House of Cards – and its lead, Francis J. Underwood (Kevin Spacey) – is an unstoppable train. With a final scene that smirks as it chills and an opening scene showing how easy Frank and … Read More

VOD TV review: The 7.39 (BBC)

Written by David Nicholls, who brought us One Day and Starter for 10, The 7:39 provides an ambivalent love story between two people who share the same monotonous commute Monday to Friday.

Carl (David Morrissey) is a married father of … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Babylon (Channel 4 pilot)

Babylon. By Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. It’s telling that’s how the show is billed in its credits: a rare instance where the writers are given headline status above a director and cast. And what a director and cast it … Read More

Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 1

“Everything I write has a precedent in truth.”

That’s the opening rationale behind Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, a four-part biopic of Ian Fleming. The parallels between the writer of James Bond and his fictional creation are familiar to die-hard fans of … Read More

VOD TV review: The Musketeers (BBC) – Episode 2

Photo: BBC/Dusan Martincek

After last week’s pants (in all senses of the word) opener, Episode 2 of BBC’s Musketeers delivers a big surprise: it’s actually rather good. Not so terrible it’s. Actually good enough to be, well, good. O

The … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: The League (Season 5)

The League is framed around an eight-person NFL Fantasy Football League, but while that would almost seem impenetrable for the average UK viewer, the craft of good comedy is about making everyone laugh, even those confused over the more technical … Read More

VOD TV review: The Musketeers (BBC) – Episode 1

Photo: BBC/Dusan Martincek

There’s no getting round it. BBC’s new sword-slashing drama The Musketeers is rather pants. In fact, pants feature rather heavily; there’s barely a scene where our heroic quartet aren’t slipping in or out of their trousers after … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 3 (His Last Vow)

Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.

“The problems of your past are your business. The problems of your future are my privilege.”

It’s hard to know exactly how you would react to the news that the woman you’ve just married … Read More

Netflix TV review: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 9

It is fair to say most comedy shows entering their ninth season start to show signs of wear and tear. After all, a lot of comedy is based on relationships that can only logically exist for a short period of … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 3 Episode 2 (The Sign of Three)

Warning: This review contains mild spoilers.

We all know what to expect from a wedding, just as we all know what to expect from an episode of Sherlock, but The Sign of Three skipped the old, blue and borrowed and … Read More