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.
Shudder UK film review: Christmas Evil (1980)
December 15, 2017 | Anton BitelLewis Jackson’s Yuletide UFO puts the manic in Manichaeism.Read More
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 9
December 15, 2017 | Martyn ConterioWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 9 of Riverdale Season 2. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
It’s Christmas in Riverdale, folks, but things aren’t so jolly. Betty (Lili Reinhardt) has a … Read More
VOD film review: The Night Before
December 15, 2017 | Chris BryantMichael Shannon saves Christmas in this shallow male-bonding comedy, which proves enjoyably childish.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Mountain
December 15, 2017 | Nathanael SmithThis majestic nature documentary creates space and time for awe. Read More
Netflix UK film review: Asthma
December 15, 2017 | Matthew TurnerKrysten Ritter is the saving grace of this derivative, drug-fuelled nostalgia trip from writer-director Jake Hoffman. Read More
12 Days of Netflix: El Camino Christmas
December 14, 2017 | Matthew TurnerEl Camino Christmas assembles all the right ingredients for a cracking thriller, but has no idea what to do with them.Read More
Great Scott! The timeless writing of Back to the Future
December 14, 2017 | Mark HarrisonNimbly scripted and endlessly entertaining, Back to the Future is, simply, a perfect film.Read More
First look Walter Presents TV review: Vanished by the Lake
December 13, 2017 | David FarnorFrance’s answer to Broadchurch is a slick small-town mystery racked with haunting emotions.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: A Christmas Prince
December 13, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix’s first original Christmas movie is so cheerfully formulaic that resistance is futile.Read More
Taskmaster returns for Christmas special
December 13, 2017 | David FarnorTaskmaster returns tonight for a Christmas special – and what could be more festive than forcing a group of celebrities to do stupid things for meaningless prizes?
Critically-acclaimed and BAFTA-nominated, UKTV announced that its absurdly silly TV tournament would return … Read More