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UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 5, Episode 22 (Missing)
May 28, 2017 | Matthew TurnerPrometheus reveals his master-plan and Oliver recruits some familiar faces in a promising penultimate episode.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 7 (Expenses)
May 28, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Better Call Saul Season 3? Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
Say the words “Saul Goodman” and an image immediately forms in your head. Flashy suits. A showman’s grin. That … Read More
Roger Moore: Nobody did it better
May 28, 2017 | David FarnorRoger Moore is not the best James Bond. He’s not even my Bond: I met Bond in the days of Pierce Brosnan, with a fondness for watching back Sean Connery’s outings on DVD. In 2017, in the days after Roger … Read More
UK TV review: Twin Peaks The Return, Episodes 1 to 4 (spoilers)
May 27, 2017 | Simon KinnearThis nightmarish, tender return to Twin Peaks is as radical in 2017 as the original series was in 1990 – if not more so.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 5
May 27, 2017 | Chris BryantA double-edged sword of terror and turmoil opens the political drama’s new season.Read More
Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Good Time, The Beguiled, Happy End, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Double Lover
May 27, 2017 | Martyn ConterioIn Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … Read More
Netflix UK film review: War Machine
May 27, 2017 | David FarnorBrad Pitt is on brilliant form in this entertaining, if uneven, war satire.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: 13 Reasons Why Season 1 (spoilers)
May 27, 2017 | Luke ChannellSeason 1 of Netflix’s ambitious teen drama offers a nuanced and poignant look at adolescent life and tragedy.Read More
This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (27th May 2017)
May 27, 2017 | VOD NewsHeard of BFI Player? Well, there’s also BFI Player+, a subscription service that offers an all-you-can-eat selection of hand-picked classics.
Every Friday, Mark Kermode highlights one of the collection’s titles with a video introduction. This week, it’s Brick Lane. … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 7 (The Pyramid At The End Of The World)
May 27, 2017 | Mark HarrisonAn exceptionally tense outing from Peter Harness and Steven Moffat.Read More