First Look UK TV review: Prison Break Season 5

With Prison Break back for a fifth season, we take a spoiler-free look at the show’s return.

There’s an urgent, genuinely baffling mystery at the centre of Prison Break Season 5. It’s not why Lincoln Burrows has been sent a … Read More

Why you should be watching Big Little Lies

Already seen Big Little Lies? Read our spoiler-filled review here.

When teasers and billboards started surfacing of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon looking rather distrustful in an upcoming drama, it was hard not to be immediately interested – what are … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Buddy Thunderstruck Season 1

A sure sign that a show is going to be a hit with kids is if some adults start worrying that it’s not entirely wholesome. By some stretch, Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck is one such show – during its first few … Read More

Prison Break primer: Your questions answered

In 2017, eight years after Prison Break ended, Fox launched a fifth season of the hit show that brought back all the familiar characters for a new adventure. With such a long time since the original series became one of … Read More

Shudder UK TV review: Halfworlds Season 1

At the head of the first (and every other) episode of Halfworlds, the clunking sound of television static can be heard starting up. It’s the familiar sonic ident to any production from HBO, except that this time the text onscreen … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

“You may think you know me,” says Hugh Hefner in Amazon’s new documentary series about Hugh Hefner. “The guy who has it all, the lavish mansion, the legendary parties. But there is a lot you don’t know.” It’s an intriguing … Read More

Top 10 Mad Men moments (Seasons 1 to 4)

The world of advertising has never looked more glamorous than it does in Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men, typified by the Old Fashioned-drinking, chain-smoking Don Draper, played to perfection by Jon Hamm. He’s surrounded by a great cast – women who … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Grace and Frankie Season 3

Breaking taboos and tickling ribs, Grace and Frankie isn’t just a pleasure: it’s a necessity.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Five Came Back

This intelligent, absorbing documentary is a fascinating dissection of the relationship between Hollywood and history.Read More

UK TV review: Hap and Leonard Season 2 (Episode 1 and 2)

Matured melancholy with a darker bite, Hap and Leonard’s second season is as absorbing as ever.Read More