Jackson Ball reviews the ninth episode of House of Cards season 2….This latest instalment from the second season returns House of Cards to its compelling best, as we finally see the collateral damage caused by the schemes of Francis ‘Frank’ Underwood (Kevin Spacey). Until now it has mostly been political figures and journalists that have […]

Jackson Ball reviews the eighth episode of House of Cards season 2…The second season is currently in limbo. All the buzz from the explosive opening has long since dwindled, and the show is yet to gain the momentum that comes with being on the ‘homestretch’. The result is this sagging middle-ground which, while totally necessary […]

Jackson Ball reviews the seventh episode of House of Cards season 2…Back in my review of the third episode of Season 2, I applauded the House of Cards for adding some much-needed depth to the character of President Garrett Walker (Michael Gill). After spending much of the first season as a one-dimensional puppet figure, it […]

Jackson Ball reviews the sixth episode of House of Cards season 2…The ongoing battle of wits between Vice President Francis ‘Frank’ Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and billionaire industry tycoon Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney) begins to heat up, as both parties desperately try to sway the President’s favour in their direction.Spoilers Ahead – You have been warned!It […]

Jackson Ball reviews the fifth episode of House of Cards season 2…This season’s explosive beginning is now just a distant memory as we start to enter its meaty core. Francis ‘Frank’ Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his loving wife/partner-in-crime Clare (Robin Wright) have already overcome most of the obstacles laid down in the season’s opening third, […]

Jackson Ball reviews the fourth episode of House of Cards season 2…If House of Cards’ last chapter can be accused of criminally underusing the character of Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), then this episode more than makes up for it by placing her right in the thick of it.Spoilers Ahead – You have been warned!In what […]

Jackson Ball reviews the third episode of House of Cards season 2…The third chapter of House of Cards’ second season has Francis ‘Frank’ Underwood (Kevin Spacey) well and truly back in the swing of things, after the ‘inconvenience’ of episode 1. Storms are brewing in Washington over the impending amendments to entitlement laws, creating a […]

Jackson Ball reviews the second episode of House of Cards season 2…After the shell-shock of the first episode, it’s back to business as usual for House of Cards as the slow-burning plot complexities return.Spoilers Ahead – You’ve Been Warned!The episode begins with Francis “Frank” Underwood (Kevin Spacey) at long last being sworn in as Vice […]

Jackson Ball reviews the first episode of House of Cards season 2…The long-awaited second season of House of Cards has finally been made available by Netflix, with the website spoiling us with all 13 episodes at once. Perfect for a bit of binge-viewing on these cold winter evenings, you might think, but after watching the […]

Leave to Remain, 2013. Directed by Bruce Goodison.Starring Toby Jones, Noof Ousellam, Zarrien Masieh and Yasmin Mwanza. SYNOPSIS: Leave to Remain is the unique story of three teenage asylum seekers who are trying to escape various problems in their respective homelands to find refuge in England. What sounds like quite a heavy and topical plot […]