Matt Smith reviews the second episode of Veep season three… With last week’s episode of Veep getting things running as fast as it could while maintaining the positives of the show’s tone, it was the turn of this second episode to let the one liners fly and push on as Selina Meyer continues on her way […]

Matt Smith reviews the first episode of Veep season three… Veep’s back, and it’s making up for lost time as quick as it can. With Selina stuck at a book signing, the series sets itself up quickly to lampoon the modern politician. A president is nothing without new issues to be solved and new problems to […]

Pride, 2014. Directed by Matthew Warchus. StarringBill Nighy, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, Ben Schnetzer, Imelda Staunton, Joseph Gilgun and George MacKay.   SYNOPSIS: When a group of gay and lesbian activists pledge their support to the minors’ strikes of the 80s, they are met with a mixed response. Some take them in as […]

Matt Smith reviews the season 2 finale of Elementary… Season finales are exciting. By definition, they must be able to ramp up the drama and so, in many TV shows, there is a certain story arc or situation that’ll introduce itself towards the finale that brings things to ‘an end’. It’s here that Elementary, without […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 23 of Elementary season 2… Good detective stories always have to hold something back until the last minute. Ensuring that the audience doesn’t know what happens until a final turn that leaves everything seemingly shocking and inevitable all at the same time. It’s here that Mycroft Holmes makes his mark. Last […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 22 of Elementary season 2… Lies and back stories. This is what makes TV at the moment, from the long running soap operas to the highend thrillers that run like a series of short movies. It’s what keeps the audience coming back for more, to discover what it is that makes […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 21 of Elementary season 2… Family is a tricky thing at times. You can’t choose them, and yet they’re supposed to be the most trustworthy people you’ll ever know. Always there for you, never the ones to lie, cheat or steal. Supposedly there for the long haul, even if personalities clash […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 20 of Elementary season 2… Sometimes people just can’t help themselves. Old habits, dying hard, can often lead people to do things that considering the situation seem insane. And the only people who understand why they do these things, are the people themselves. For example, Sherlock Holmes can’t help himself. Whether […]

Matt Smith reviews the season finale of The Following… Like any good book, The Following had to have a good finale up its sleeve. Without a good ending, any story will lose its audience and everything that came before will be for nought. It’s telling that, even with the speed bumps along the way, The Following […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 19 of Elementary season 2… There’s a great joy to Sherlock Holmes when he’s on a case. Both within the character and to the watching audience, there’s a tone of humour that emerges no matter how dark it gets. With not many contemporary, real life worries and fortunate circumstances, all things […]