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Banshee episode 8 review: We Shall Live Forever

James Stansfield Review Jun 17, 2013

Banshee's latest is a blood-soaked, emotionally heavy instalment that fills in many of the blanks about Ana's past...

Banshee episode 7 review: Behold A Pale Rider

James Stansfield Review Jun 10, 2013

Banshee delivers one of its best episodes so far, with the pacey, exhilarating Behold A Pale Rider. Here's James' review...

Banshee episode 6 review: Wicks

James Stansfield Review Jun 3, 2013

An unwelcome visitor from Hood's past arrives in Banshee this week. Here's James' review of the comic book style Wicks...

Banshee episode 5 review: The Kindred

James Stansfield Review May 27, 2013

Banshee serves up more compelling character development in this week's episode. Here's James' impressed review...

Banshee episode 4 review: Half Dead Is Better Than All Dead

James Stansfield Review May 22, 2013

Banshee's fourth episode, focusing on Ana's character, has a distinctly comic-book feel. Here's James' impressed review...

Banshee episode 3 review: Meet The New Boss

James Stansfield Review May 13, 2013

James continues to be impressed with the brutal, well-constructed Banshee. Here's his review of Meet The New Boss...

Banshee episode 2 review: The Rave

James Stansfield Review May 7, 2013

Banshee delivers a slightly more restrained, character-driven episode this week. Here's James' review of The Rave...

Looking back at Killer Net

James Stansfield Feature May 7, 2013

James argues that Lynda La Plante's 1998 cyber-crime thriller, Killer Net, deserves recognition as a unique, iconic 90s drama...

Banshee episode 1 review: Pilot

James Stansfield Review May 1, 2013

Banshee began this week in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Here's James' review of its eventful, solid opening episode...

Looking back at The Punisher

James Stansfield Feature Apr 22, 2013

Has time been kind to Dolph Lungren's 1989 incarnation of The Punisher? James looks back at this early Marvel comic adaptation...

Why you should be watching Archer

James Stansfield Feature Apr 4, 2013

James introduces us to the wonderful world of animated workplace comedy Archer. Imagine MI5 run by Dunder Mifflin...

Shetland episode 2 review

James Stansfield Review Mar 12, 2013

BBC crime two-parter Shetland reaches a hurried and uneventful conclusion. Here's James' review of the final instalment...

Shetland episode 1 review

James Stansfield Review Mar 10, 2013

Is new two-part BBC crime adaptation Shetland a friendlier version of The Killing? James checks out the first episode...

Introducing the movie neighbours from hell

James Stansfield Odd List Feb 18, 2013

Curtain-twitching and loud music would be the least of your worries if you lived next to these movie neighbours from hell...

Where next for Jack Reacher?

James Stansfield Feature Jan 21, 2013

With uncertainty surrounding the Jack Reacher's movie future, James looks at which of Lee Child's books might work as a sequel...

Revisiting Marvel's Spider-Man And Zoids

James Stansfield Feature Jan 11, 2013

Marvel's Spider-Man And Zoids comic featured some great early work from Grant Morrison. James heads back to the 80s...

Looking back at Wild Things

James Stansfield Feature Jan 9, 2013

The cast simmered in the 1998 thriller, Wild Things. James looks back at a film full of unexpected twists...

The Killing III finale review

James Stansfield Review Dec 17, 2012

The Killing III finale could well be considered the show's finest hour. Here's James' review...

Soren Sveistrup interview: The Killing, Sarah Lund, Batman, & more

James Stansfield Interview Dec 10, 2012

Just two episodes from The Killing's last episode, James chats to creator Søren Sveistrup about Sarah Lund, and making subtitles cool...

The Killing III episodes 7 & 8 review

James Stansfield Review Dec 10, 2012

Episodes seven and eight of The Killing III pull yet more rugs from under the audience's feet. Here's James' review...

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