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.
UK TV review: Psychoville
February 27, 2018 | David FarnorReece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s horror comedy is the ideal show to fill that Inside No. 9-shaped hole in your life.Read More
VOD film review: Call Me By Your Name
February 27, 2018 | David FarnorThis swooning ode to first love is impossibly ravishing cinema.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Derren Brown: The Push
February 27, 2018 | David FarnorSeveral decades ago, Stanley Milgram found that under certain conditions, people were prepared to electrocute someone else, if they were ordered to do so. In his new special, Derren Brown tried to prove the power of social conformity once again … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 8, Episode 9 (Honor)
February 26, 2018 | Neil BrazierThe Walking Dead Season 8 returns with an emotional, if uneven, episode.Read More
UK TV review: The X-Files Season 11, Episode 3 (Plus One)
February 26, 2018 | David FarnorGrisly deaths and character work make for an enjoyably grounded slice of supernatural horror.Read More
UK TV review: Electric Dreams
February 26, 2018 | David FarnorChannel 4’s Philip K Dick anthology a confident, surprisingly understated piece of provocative sci-fi.Read More
Anime Monday: Is Devilman Crybaby Netflix’s anime masterpiece?
February 26, 2018 | Roxy SimonsWarning: This article contains spoilers for the Devilman Crybaby anime series. However, this section is clearly marked.
Death, degradation, and debauchery. These are the things at the heart of Netflix’s Devilman Crybaby. Lauded by fans as one of the greats, … Read More
Catch up TV review: Marcella Season 2, Young Sheldon, Working with Weinstein, The First Brit
February 25, 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
UK TV review: Strike: The Cuckoo’s Calling
February 25, 2018 | David FarnorTom Burke and Holliday Grainger’s sparky double act makes Strike’s first TV outing an enjoyably grounded affair.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 7
February 25, 2018 | David FarnorHomeland’s seventh season gets off to a provocative, paranoid start with an unabashedly topical twist.Read More