7th February: A Robo-remake? Fans gave it less than thirty seconds to comply. But the finished film proves to be an acceptable reboot if not quite an ultimate upgrade...
6th February: Amazon's second 'pilot' of the day is another 'apocalyptic ensemble' drama. But does 'The After' feel like an echo of everything that came before?
6th February: After years of bestsellers, Michael Connelly's Bosch makes it to the screen - one of several special pilot episodes on Amazon from today and available free...
6th February: Runner Runner is a story of poker-faces and hidden agendas, but even with Affleck and Timberlake, it never quite raises the stakes high enough...
4th February: An action classic, a thriller that, twenty years later, is still showing modern film-makers how it's done. Happy Twentieth Birthday, 'Leon'...
23rd January: Tom Clancy's star action- analyst been played by many of Hollywood's A-Listers. But the latest movie takes Jack Ryan back to his early days...
21st January: Starz/Michael Bay's Black Sails has all the barnacles, bravado and boobs that one might expect... but it's also a classy, complex action drama to treasure...
21st January: With echoes of Se7en and the Blair Witch Project - and two major stars at its centre - True Detective is rich in ingredients but TOO heavy in mood...
19th January: There's a growing independent market for authors to launch their creations. J M McDole thinks that Doug Lamoreux has found his niche...
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13th January: Impact's Mike Leeder looks at ONUS, the latest film from respected Irish independent film-maker, George Clarke...
12th January: After only three episodes, Sherlock bows out once more with guns, blackmail and conflicted loyalties... but no clear sense of direction...
12th January: Blood, sweat and wholly gratuitous nudity. Ah, Banshee, how we've missed you. John Mosby reviews the return of Cinemax's tale of felons, fighting and f*cking...