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.
VOD film review: Macbeth (2018)
April 23, 2018 | David FarnorThis visually stunning take on Macbeth is an excitingly innovative interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic.Read More
UK TV review: Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 (spoiler-free)
April 22, 2018 | David FarnorConfidently paced and smartly streamlined, Fear the Walking Dead finds its form in this enjoyable third season.Read More
Catch up TV review: The Queen’s Green Planet, The Secret Life of the Zoo, One Born Every Minute
April 22, 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.
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First look UK TV review: Westworld Season 2
April 22, 2018 | David FarnorWestworld gets a smart upgrade with a thrilling, violent and self-aware start to Season 2.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 6, Episode 17 (Brothers In Arms)
April 21, 2018 | Matthew TurnerThe tension between Oliver and Diggle finally explodes in a compelling, action-packed and potentially game-changing episode.Read More
VOD film review: The Dark Tower
April 20, 2018 | David FarnorThis ambitious, commendably concise Stephen King adaptation fails to live up to its promise.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Season 3, Episode 17 (Guest Starring John Noble)
April 20, 2018 | Matthew TurnerDamien Darhk teams up with the Legends and Ray meets John Noble in the season’s super-fun penultimate episode.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 18
April 20, 2018 | Martyn ConterioThe cast give it their all, but Riverdale’s musical episode is a damp squib – until its terrific closing sequence. Read More
VOD film review: Never Steady, Never Still
April 20, 2018 | Matthew TurnerShirley Henderson delivers a career-best performance in this accomplished Canadian indie about a woman with Parkinson’s and her teenage son.Read More
UK TV review: Mosaic
April 19, 2018 | David FarnorSharon Stone smoulders in Soderbergh’s cold but engrossing TV experiment.Read More