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: Red Dwarf XII
November 23, 2017 | Mark HarrisonThe small rouge one is the setting for all the best episodes of this ambitious twelfth run.Read More
VOD film review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard
November 22, 2017 | David FarnorThe chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson elevates this familiar action comedy.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: American Horror Story: Cult (Episode 9 to 11)
November 22, 2017 | Martyn ConterioAmerican Horror Story: Cult will go down as one of the horror anthology’s stronger seasons, with Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters both outstanding.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: She’s Gotta Have It
November 22, 2017 | Benedict SealThis a spoiler-free review of the opening episodes of Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It. Already seen Season 1? Read our spoiler-filled review of the whole season here.
It’s not often that a director gets to remake their own … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Godless
November 21, 2017 | David FarnorAccomplished, confident and sumptuous storytelling, fans of Westerns have just had their prayers answered.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 8, Episode 5 (The Big Scary U)
November 21, 2017 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on below for additional, spoilery notes – plus how to watch online.
Jumping around in time again, the fifth episode of The Walking Dead Season 8 returns us to the moment Rick (Andrew Lincoln) … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 3, Episode 9
November 20, 2017 | David FarnorOutlander is all at sea in this underwhelming, thinly-scripted filler episode.Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 3, Episode 5
November 20, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. For how to watch Supergirl, click here.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re in any doubt about someone being a villain in a superhero TV show, they will immediately do something so obviously … Read More
Catch up TV review: Gone to Pot, British Workers Wanted, Lifers Behind Bars
November 19, 2017 | 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
VOD film review: The Big Sick
November 19, 2017 | Luke ChannellFunny, moving and sharply written, The Big Sick is a film you’ll never get tired of.Read More