First look Netflix TV review: Sense8 (Episodes 1 to 3)

Already seen Episodes 1 to 3? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled notes.

The Wachowskis begin, as they so regularly do, with elegant confusion.

Sense8, like a lot of shows, lives to intrigue and create tension through … Read More

VOD film review: Whoops!

Director: Tony Hipwell, Miles Watts Cast: Elaine Glover, Andrew Dunn, Olwen May, Philip Rowson Watch Whoops! online in the UK: Vimeo On Demand

Serial killers are no laughing matter. Well, most of them aren’t. Then again, Rose (Glover) isn’t really … Read More

UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8 (Hardhome)

Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.

What would you do to save your own skin? That’s the question that every character in Game of Thrones is starting to face.

It’s a crucial … Read More

VOD film review: Ex Machina

Alex Garland’s smart sci-fi thriller raises pertinent issues of gender and control.Read More

Trailer: Hannibal Season 3 available to watch online in UK from 10th June

Update 2021: Hannibal: Season 1 to 3 are now included with Amazon Prime in the UK

Hannibal Season 3 will be available to watch online in the UK from Wednesday 10th June – and from 4th June, if you are … Read More

Trailer: Hot Girls Wanted released on Netflix UK

The documentary Hot Girls Wanted is now available worldwide on Netflix.

The film, which premiered in the US Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, joins the streaming service’s ever-expanding library of original non-fiction. As its title may suggest, … Read More

VOD film review: Shaun the Sheep: The Movie

A perfectly contained piece of entertainment that mines each frame for every possible laugh.Read More

Top 12 new TV shows and films coming soon to NOW TV in June

June in two words? True Detective. Not just Season 2, but Season 1, both of which are available to stream on NOW with an Entertainment Membership.

The first 10 episodes are available to catch up on now, before Season 2 … Read More

VOD film review: Results

Director: Andrew Bujalski Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders Certificate: 15

How do you follow a movie about Computer Chess? With a film about fitness instructors. Andrew Bujalski couldn’t have picked a more different subject for his new film, … Read More

VOD film review: Timbuktu

This insight into life under Islamic militant rule is a perturbing, pertinent piece of cinema.Read More