UK TV review: Preacher Season 1, Episode 2

This is a spoiler-free review.

Less explosive that the opening episode, Episode 2 of Preacher centres on setting a shady, intimidating stage for the unfolding of the fallout from Jesse’s encounter with true good and true evil, as well as … Read More

VOD film review: The Absent One

This highly competent crime drama has all the benefits of Scandinavian noir but without the need for binge-viewing.Read More

Interview: Patrick Fugit and Philip Glenister talk FOX UK’s TV show Outcast

Fox’s new series, Outcast, begins in the UK this week. Based on the Skybound/Image comic title by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta, the series follows Kyle (Patrick Fugit), a man who has been plagued by … Read More

Catch up TV review: Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider (Vice News)

“I am not a traditional party leader, I do things in a rather different way. Some people are slower at learning than others.”

Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider. That’s the brand that has become associated with the Labour Party leader. The … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 9 (Je Suis Prest)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

“Je Suis Prest” reads the Fraser family motto. It’s a nice nod that the show embraces it for the title of Episode 9 of Season 2, as it tackles not just questions of families and loyalties, … Read More

This week’s new releases on BFI Player+ (5th June)

Heard 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 Bad Timing. Nicolas … Read More

Griffin Dunne joins Kevin Bacon in Amazon’s I Love Dick pilot

Jill Soloway is building the cast for her new Amazon pilot, I Love Dick.

The TV episode, which will premiere later this year as part of Amazon’s regular pilot seasons, has lined Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn for its cast – … Read More

UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Episode 14 (River of Time)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

After delivering one of the season’s best episodes with the massively entertaining Leviathan, Legends of Tomorrow drops the ball in spectacularly clumsy fashion – and you can practically feel the audience slump in disappointment. It’s entirely … Read More

UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 23 (Schism)

Warning: This contains spoilers.

Considering how much fun last week’s episode was, it’s a crushing disappointment that Arrow Season 4 ends as weakly as it does. In addition to flat-out bungling its most important moments, the finale is riddled with … Read More

VOD film review: A Perfect Getaway

This deceptively smart B-movie is as cheap and compelling as they come.Read More