Netflix review: Orange Is the New Black

Piper Chapman is sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison in Litchfield, New York, for transporting drug money for her ex-lover in Orange Is the New Black.

Played brilliantly by Taylor Schilling as a quiet, respectful and well-educated … Read More

Amazon Prime film review: Trouble with the Curve

Director: Robert Lorenz Cast: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard Certificate: 12 Watch Trouble with the Curve online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play / Amazon Instant … Read More

LOVEFiLM Instant review: Vikings Season 1 Episode 6

Pacing. It’s what makes a great TV show stand out from a good TV show. It’s one thing Game of Thrones has perfected over its three seasons, building to a climax in the penultimate episode before using its 10th chapter … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 14 (Ozymandias)

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“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand / Half sunk, a shattered visage lies…” – Ozymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Everything … Read More

Watch – Charlie Brooker interviews Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan

As Sony Pictures Television’s Breaking Bad goes into the final half of its final series, screenwriter Charlie Brooker sits down with creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan to talk about the creation and production of the program, arguably one of … Read More

If Breaking Bad characters had Netflix watchlists…

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While Saul, Walt, Jesse, et. al are all busy double-crossing each other in the run-up to the dramatic finale of Breaking Bad, we snuck into their living rooms and found, … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Abduction

This messily written actioner is not the Taylor Lautner vehicle you are looking for.Read More

VOD film review: Pitch Perfect

This catchy music comedy will get your sides splitting and vocal chords humming.Read More

BFI Player: The London Film Festival goes on-demand

Update: The BFI has officially unveiled the BFI Player. Here’s what you need to know.

The London Film Festival is a big part of the UK film calendar, bringing the best of new world cinema to the UK. This year, … Read More

Amazon Prime TV review: Copper Season 1, Episode 1

Meet Copper. He’s a maverick. A wild card. A guy not afraid to break the rules. He has messy hair. He wears a hat – but damn it, he always gets results. Sound familiar? Good. Because while BBC America’s TV … Read More