UK TV review: The Staircase (2022)

This well-acted drama based on the documentary is a meta goldmine for true crime nerds.Read More

VOD film review: The Kid (2019)

Vincent D’Onofrio’s thoughtful Western finds new life in old myths.Read More

VOD film review: A Cure for Wellness

Gore Verbinski’s slippery horror is enjoyably silly and genuinely creepy.Read More

VOD film review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Luc Besson’s vibrant, miscast space opera is very weird and not quite as wonderful.Read More

VOD film review: Life after Beth

Director: Jeff Baena Cast: Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, John C Reilly, Molly Shannon, Anna Kendrick Certificate: 15

A worthy successor to Shaun of the Dead, writer-director Jeff Baena’s zomcom gets the comedy-horror balance exactly right and delivers some huge laughs, … Read More

VOD film review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Director: Marc Webb Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan Certificate: 12 Watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2 online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / … Read More

VOD film review: Chronicle

This dark, surprising and ambitious found footage flick is an innovative take on superhero origin stories.Read More

DVD review: The Place Beyond the Pines

Director: Derek Cianfrance Cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne Certificate: 15 Buy from Amazon Watch online: iTunes

The Place Beyond The Pines showcases two of the biggest names in film as two honour-bound fathers, Luke Glanton (Gosling) … Read More

VOD film review: The Place Beyond the Pines

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper are excellent in this quiet, thoughtful and stunning epic of fathers and sons.Read More