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: Veronica (2017)
June 25, 2018 | David FarnorREC director Paco Plaza conjures up fresh terror in familiar tropes with this fast, slick ouija horror.Read More
Ocean’s Twelve: Looking back at an unfairly maligned sequel
June 24, 2018 | Mark HarrisonSoderbergh turns it up past Eleven in this unfairly maligned experimental sequel.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Britain’s Refugee Children, Blind Date, A Year to Fall in Love
June 24, 2018 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Why you should be watching Preacher
June 24, 2018 | David FarnorDark, unpredictable, action-packed and funny, Preacher is a rare combination of the profane and the profoundly entertaining.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
June 24, 2018 | David FarnorPowerful, personal and impossibly funny, Hannah Gadsby’s astonishing stand-up special will destroy you – and possibly comedy too.Read More
VOD film review: Studio 54
June 23, 2018 | Mike WilliamsThis documentary about the iconic titular nightclub is a comprehensive and emotionally taut account of the rise and death of disco culture.Read More
Why The Magicians should be your next box set
June 23, 2018 | David FarnorHarry Potter with grown-up problems, this entertaining, ambitious fantasy is an often ridiculous but absurdly realistic take on magic.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Hellbound: Hellraiser II
June 22, 2018 | Anton BitelThe first (and best) Hellraiser sequel takes us to an Escher-like underworld of surrealist psychodramas.Read More
Netflix signs overall deal with Steven S. DeKnight
June 22, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has entered into a multi-year overall deal with writer, director and producer Steven S. DeKnight.
DeKnight was the creative force behind the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil, serving as showrunner and executive producer, as well as the hit series … Read More
VOD film review: In the Fade
June 22, 2018 | Matthew TurnerDiane Kruger delivers a career-best performance in this devastating German drama based on real-life race-hate attacks.Read More