Reviews

Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (2025)

Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

A humble rural sword instructor becomes a legendary swordsman, only to be hounded by his now-famous disciples. This anime fantasy explores mentorship, unexpected fame, and the chaos that follows when students surpass their master

The Omega Factor

The Omega Factor (1979)

The Omega Factor

Long before The X-Files brought conspiracies and the paranormal into the mainstream, British television quietly launched its own cerebral and unsettling take on psychic investigation

On The Buses

On The Buses (1969)

On The Buses

Skiving London bus driver and his conductor try to score but have no success with women.

On the Up tv series

On the Up (1990)

On the Up tv series

Sitcom starring Dennis Waterman as self-made millionaire Tony Carpenter who struggles in the circles of high society. His snooty wife is the exact opposite. After years of bickering she has finally walked out on him - it must be serious - she's taken the BMW!

One Piece

One Piece (2023)

One Piece

Adapted from the manga of the same name, 'One Piece' is a fantasy adventure live-action series which has won praise for its performances, writing and visual effects

One Summer

One Summer (1983)

One Summer

Two youths run away Liverpool for the hills and valleys of Wales only to find it's not the peaceful and idyllic life they expected.

Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building (2021)

Only Murders in the Building

American comedy mystery series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Three strangers with a shared interest in true crime podcasts become friends whilst investigating suspicious deaths in their apartment building

Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh (1979)

Only When I Laugh

Set in an NHS hospital where the same three seemingly permanent patients, all congenital hypochondriacs, are forever playing a game of one-upmanship with each other, much to the irritation of the house surgeon.

Oppenheimer 1980 tv series

Oppenheimer (1980)

Oppenheimer 1980 tv series

BBC biographical drama of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Orange Is the New Black

American comedy-drama concerning a usually law-abiding woman who is convicted of transporting drug money to an ex-girlfriend. Sentenced to a year and a half behind bars she has to face the reality of how life-changing prison can really be

The Organisation

The Organisation (1972)

The Organisation

Amusingly odd allegory about a multi-million pound, multi-interest corporation dedicated to making more millions. Working at its headquarters are people who hate its power, love it, suffer it.

The Orville tv series review

The Orville (2017)

The Orville tv series review

Inspired by the original Star Trek and set in the 25th century, The Orville is a not-so-top-of-the-line Starship of Earth's interstellar fleet

Ron Randell in OSS

O.S.S. (1957)

Ron Randell in OSS

Secret agents operate behind enemy lines during World War ll

The Other 'Arf

The Other 'Arf (1980)

The Other 'Arf

Sir Galahad comes in many guises, and in the case of beautiful model Lorraine Watts he's in the form of Tory MP Charles Latimer. But what is his fiancé going to say?

Our Day Out

Our Day Out (1976)

Our Day Out

Tempers flare and troubles abound when a coach load of 30 remedial kids - and their teachers - set out for an outing from Liverpool to North Wales

Our Man at St Marks

Our Man at St. Marks (1960)

Our Man at St Marks

Light hearted comedy about a country vicar and his day-to-day exploits as he wove his way in and out of the lives of his parishioners.

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend (1976-1998)

Our Mutual Friend

Dickens' last completed novel, which many regard as his greatest, a satire on class and money, and one of his most complex and sophisticated fictions has been film three times by the BBC. This review covers the two most recent adaptation

Out

Out (1978)

Out

Eight years ago, Frank Ross and four others were cornered like rats down a hole, in a tunnel, eighteen inches from half a million in a bank vault. Now, Frank is out and looking for the squealer who grassed them up