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 film review: Mary Shelley
July 6, 2018 | Matthew TurnerSaudi director Haifaa al-Mansour proves the perfect choice for this provocative, fascinating and superbly acted biopic.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Game Night
July 5, 2018 | Mark HarrisonPass Go, collect £200, and enjoy one of the funniest movies of 2018.Read More
YouTube Premium TV review: F2 Finding Football
July 4, 2018 | David FarnorMore travelogue than trick shot showcase, this likeable web series combines cultural insight with freestyle footballing action.Read More
UK TV review: The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2, Episode 7 (spoilers)
July 3, 2018 | David FarnorAlliances and authority shift in an intriguingly complex episode that explores the aftermath of rebellion.Read More
VOD film review: I Got Life!
July 3, 2018 | Matthew TurnerAgnès Jaoui delivers a delightful performance in this French comedy that mixes laughs with subtle digs at Western society.Read More
Netflix UK film review: King of Peking
July 2, 2018 | Laurence BoyceThis moving exploration of the relationship between a father and son is a love letter to cinema that deserves to be seen.Read More
VOD film review: You Were Never Really Here
July 2, 2018 | Martyn ConterioOne of the most hellacious anti-genre genre flicks in quite some time. Read More
UK TV review: The Magicians Season 2
July 1, 2018 | David FarnorDarker, funnier and endlessly surprising, The Magicians hits its stride with this enjoyably confident sophomore run.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Trump: An American Dream
July 1, 2018 | David FarnorA valuable reminder of the blustering tycoon’s rise – and falls – on his way to the White House.Read More
Night and Day: Spanish medical horror is disturbing, dark and deeply compelling
July 1, 2018 | David FarnorThis shadowy study of dual desires and disturbing deaths is dark and deeply compelling.Read More