Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A thrilling franchise revamp

A perfect balance of self-awareness and self-reverence ranks this Star Wars sequel right alongside the original trilogy.Read More

Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 10

Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.

Horace and Pete began with an email from Louis C.K. on the 30th of January with the subject line … Read More

Penny Dreadful Season 3: Watch the full trailer

The full trailer has now been released for Penny Dreadful’s third season and, in case you didn’t think darkness was soon going to be upon us, the video quickly puts any doubts to rest. “Darkness will soon be upon us,” … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: You’re The Worst, The People Next Door, Drive, Marcella

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

VOD film review: Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr. shines in Marvel’s first superhero outing, which keeps things simple and entertaining.Read More

VOD film review: Hush

Director: Mike Flanagan Cast: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr. Certificate: 15

Mike Flanagan has set himself out as one of the more interesting voices in horror over the last few years. His debut, Absentia, was a surreal and unsettling picture, … Read More

Walter Presents TV review: Spin Season 1

After our initial review of Spin’s opening episodes, we catch up with the rest of Season 1. Warning: This contains spoilers.

While the prize-winning French drama Spin seemed to tick all the right boxes when it debuted on More4 in … Read More

Interview: Pandorica director Tom Paton talks turning music record label tactics into digital movie distribution

This month sees the release of Pandorica in UK cinemas and on VOD. The indie sci-fi is notable for its impressive visuals on a micro-budget, but is even more so for its release model, which sees the film hit Vimeo … Read More

Viewster reassures anime fans after closure of OMAKASE subscription service

Viewster has reached out to reassure anime fans following the closure of its OMAKASE subscription service.

The site, which launched in 2007, is a free, ad-supported service that offers thousands of anime titles to customers around the world, including the … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander Season 2, Episode 1

This is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the episode’s release for additional, spoilery notes.

Season 1 of Outlander was one of the TV highlights of last year. Chronicling the tale of 1940s nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe), who found herself … Read More