Gripping
The Last Voyage of the Demeter: Enjoyably atmospheric
March 29, 2025 | David Farnor
This enjoyably atmospheric and grippingly claustrophobic Dracula prequel is a refreshingly different take on Bram Stoker’s horror.Read More
Rebel Ridge: A brooding, slow-burn thriller
September 7, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Aaron Pierre is an instant star in Jeremy Saulnier’s flawless, brooding, slow-burn thriller.Read More
Why Slow Horses should be your next box set
September 1, 2024 | David Farnor
This enjoyably low-key thriller is an entertaining walk on the shabby side of spying.Read More
Why Vikings: Valhalla should be your next box set
July 7, 2024 | Martyn Conterio
This action-packed follow-up to Vikings appears to be a worthy successor.Read More
Under Paris review: A thrilling (shark de) triumph
June 9, 2024 | Ivan Radford
This fast, tense shark flick is a dark, thrilling swim through surprisingly fresh water.Read More
Godzilla Minus One review: A roaring success
June 1, 2024 | Ivan Radford
This thrilling, inventive and grounded Godzilla prequel is a roaring success. Read More
Luther: The Fallen Sun: Darkly thrilling
March 18, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Idris Elba’s welcome return as John Luther offers enough dark thrills to start a film franchise.Read More
The Batman: Brilliantly dark neo-noir
April 20, 2022 | David Farnor
Robert Pattinson is a brilliantly dark Batman in Matt Reeves’ gripping neo-noir thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Outer Range
April 15, 2022 | David Farnor
Josh Brolin is brilliantly brooding in this overly opaque sci-fi Western.Read More
VOD film review: All the Old Knives
April 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton’s sparky chemistry brings layers to this conventional spy thriller.Read More
