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.
Superhero Sundays: Justice League – The New Frontier (2008)
November 19, 2017 | Matthew TurnerSuperman, Batman and Wonder Woman meet Green Lantern, The Flash and Martian Manhunter in this successful, entertaining adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s comics.Read More
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 3, Episode 5
November 18, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 5. Not seen Episode 5? Read our spoiler-free review of Season 3’s opening episode.
Season 3 of Mr. Robot hits its halfway point with one of the show’s best episodes to date. Sam Esmail’s … Read More
VOD film review: Good Time
November 18, 2017 | David FarnorRobert Pattinson is magnetic in this gripping, visceral and thrillingly unpredictable ride.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow Season 3, Episode 5
November 18, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThe team head to Victorian London and have their first encounter with the season’s overall villain in a solid episode.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 6, Episode 5 (Deathstroke Returns)
November 18, 2017 | Matthew TurnerOliver teams up with Deathstroke and Vigilante’s identity is revealed on an underwhelming episode of Arrow.Read More
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 6
November 17, 2017 | Martyn ConterioWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 6 of Riverdale Season 2. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Drag racing, drug busts and Cheryl Blossom playing teen detective. It was all going off … Read More
Netflix’s Mudbound: A marvellous, weighty piece of cinema
November 17, 2017 | David FarnorPeriod tales rarely feel so relevant as this marvellous, weighty piece of filmmaking, which offers a rallying cry for empathy.Read More
Why you should be watching the Dynasty reboot on Netflix
November 16, 2017 | Matthew TurnerSeason 4 premieres on Friday 22nd October 2021. This review is based on Season 1.
The original Dynasty was a huge hit back in the 1980s, running for 9 seasons and delivering a delicious cocktail of scheming, shoulder-pads and sassy … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
November 16, 2017 | David FarnorMore workmanlike than wonderful, The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is an empty, pointy-haired affair.Read More
VOD film review: Felicite
November 14, 2017 | Rachel BowlesNewcomer Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu delivers a career-defining performance in this poetic, kinetic Congolese musical drama.Read More