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.
FrightFest film review: Sequence Break
August 27, 2017 | Martyn ConterioGraham Skipper’s body horror fantasia is ambitious, but fails to hit the spot.Read More
Why Victoria should be your next box set
August 27, 2017 | David FarnorJenna Coleman is magnificent in ITV’s likeable royal drama about the young queen.Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 4 (Episode 1 and 2)
August 26, 2017 | David Farnor“This isn’t a game you play,” says Cameron (Mackenzie Davies) in Season 4 of Halt and Catch Fire. “It’s a game you live.”
And how. AMC’s drama about four people on the cusp of technological breakthrough throughout the 80s … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Buster’s Mal Heart
August 26, 2017 | David FarnorThis boldly disorienting psychological thriller is a hypnotic ride worth taking. Read More
VOD film review: Don’t Go in the House
August 25, 2017 | Anton BitelJoseph Ellison’s grim coming-out slasher holds a candle to Hitchcock’s Psycho.Read More
VOD film review: Return to Ithaca
August 25, 2017 | David FarnorPersonal nostalgia and national disillusionment collide in this perfectly acted poignant drama.Read More
VOD film review: Bushwick
August 25, 2017 | David FarnorThis fast-paced B-movie thriller keeps one trigger finger alarmingly on America’s pulse.Read More
Netflix UK film review: What Happened to Monday
August 24, 2017 | David FarnorThis ambitious sci-fi never quite lives up to its leading lady.Read More
First look Amazon UK TV review: The Tick
August 24, 2017 | Nathanael SmithSharp writing and a big heart make Amazon’s superhero series a charming comedy that doesn’t quite stand out from the caped crowd. Read More
UK TV review: Preacher: Season 2, Episode 10
August 24, 2017 | Chris BryantA weaving of storylines reveals true disharmony amongst the group.Read More