Reviews
Reviews of movies and TV shows available to watch online on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime Instant Video, NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, iTunes, BFI Player and more.
Netflix UK TV review: Hemlock Grove Season 2
July 19, 2014 | Chris BryantA troubled young girl – caught up in mysterious and dangerous goings on – is torn between her love for the rugged werewolf and the tall, blonde vampire in a town that exudes grunge and rains endlessly. Sound familiar? It … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Iron Sky
July 18, 2014 | Ivan RadfordDirector: Timo Vuorensola Cast: Julia Dietze, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby Certificate: 15 Watch Iron Sky online in the UK: Netflix UK
Nazis. On the moon. Moon Nazis. Noons. Mazis. However you say it, Iron Sky’s premise … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 12
July 18, 2014 | Ivan RadfordWarning: This contains spoilers.
“One day, I won’t remember any of this anyway…”
That’s President Heller looking back over the previous 24 hours of Live Another Day. That’s right, 24 hours covered in just 12 episodes – because this climactic … Read More
VOD film review: Short Term 12
July 18, 2014 | Andrew Jones 10Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Cast: Brie Larson, Kaitlyn Dever, John Gallagher Jr. Certificate: 15 Watch Short Term 12 online in the UK: iTunes / Amazon Instant Video / TalkTalk TV Store / Google Play
Brie Larson plays a young determined … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Bad Grandpa .5
July 18, 2014 | James Butlin 6.7Director: Jeff Tremaine Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Catherine Keener Certificate: Unrated Watch Bad Grandpa .5 online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV Store / iTunes
Last year, the first “proper” Jackass film was released: Bad Grandpa, a … Read More
VOD film review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
July 17, 2014 | Ivan RadfordThis smart blockbuster reboot is so character-driven that you forget the effects are even there.Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 11
July 16, 2014 | Ivan RadfordWarning: This contains spoilers.
What’s the one thing scarier than foreigners? FOREIGNERS WORKING TOGETHER.
Episode 11 of 24: Live Another Day took the show’s conservative politics to the point of no return by revealing that not only is Evil Chinese … Read More
VOD film review: The Year and the Vineyard
July 16, 2014 | Ivan Radford 5Director: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Cast: Andrea Calabrese, Javier Sáez Certificate: 15 Watch The Year and the Vineyard online in the UK: blinkbox
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
Civil War soldier Andrea (Calabrese) finds … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Lions for Lambs
July 16, 2014 | Ivan RadfordDirector: Robert Redford Cast: Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep Certificate: 15 Watch Lions for Lambs online in the UK: Netflix UK
In a sea of left-wing filmmakers criticising America’s foreign policy, Robert Redford’s latest project could easily be drowned … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Zero Theorem
July 16, 2014 | Ivan RadfordDirector: Terry Gilliam Cast: Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges Certificate: 15 Watch The Zero Theorem online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV Store / iTunes / Amazon Instant Video / Google Play
What is The … Read More