Netflix UK film review: At Eternity’s Gate

March 29, 2019 | Ivan Radford

Willem Dafoe is remarkable in this occasionally overwrought biopic of Vincent Van Gogh.Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 5

December 28, 2015 | Ivan Radford

It’s hard to image a more suitable title for Homeland’s Season 5 opener than “Separation Anxiety”. After Season 4’s about-turn into good-again territory, drawing a line in the sand between now and the Brody-bogged days of Seasons 2 and 3, … Read More

VOD film review: Starred Up

July 15, 2014 | Ivan Radford

Jack O’Connell and Ben Mendelsohn deliver powerful turns in a drama that moves as much as it shocks.Read More

Netflix UK film review: The Young Victoria

June 3, 2014 | Ivan Radford

Emily Blunt is majestic in this winning royal drama.Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 8 (A Red Wheelbarrow)

November 26, 2013 | Ivan Radford

What happened in this week’s episode of Homeland? We really couldn’t tell you. Is there a mole in the CIA? Haven’t a clue. Is Saul’s beard still awesome? Yes, it is.

It’s business as usual, then, for this most absurd … Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 7 (Gerontion)

November 18, 2013 | Ivan Radford

What a turnaround this is. Episode 7 of Homeland Season 3 and the major shock is that it’s even better than last week. If you’ve had enough Carrie and Dana to last you a whole series, then rejoice: Gerontion is … Read More

VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 6 (So Positive)

November 11, 2013 | Ivan Radford

“This is just the f-cking beginning.”

If Quinn (Rupert Friend) wasn’t so good at his job at the CIA, he’d be a great choice for head writer of Homeland: another week, another pithy summation of the show’s current situation. Because … Read More