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.
VOD film review: Their Finest
August 24, 2017 | Simon KinnearBill Nighy and Gemma Arterton star in Lone Scherfig’s charming period drama.Read More
UK TV review: Twin Peaks The Return, Episodes 13 to 15
August 24, 2017 | Simon KinnearWarning: This contains spoilers for the 10th, 11th and 12th episodes of Twin Peaks’ return. Rather than review the show as a conventional series, we’re following the example of the season’s premiere, diving into Twin Peaks every few episodes throughout … Read More
VOD film review: Lady Macbeth
August 23, 2017 | David FarnorThis suffocatingly intense period drama is one of the best films of 2017, with a jaw-dropping performance by Florence Pugh.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Death Note (2017)
August 22, 2017 | Anton BitelThrillingly twisty and darkly funny, Adam Wingard’s American take on the Death Note mythos is the latest word on the diabolical irresponsibility of adolescence.Read More
VOD film review: Ghost in the Shell (2017)
August 22, 2017 | Roxy SimonsDirector: Rupert Sanders Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Michael Carmen Pitt, “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Pilou Asbaek Certificate: 12 Watch Ghost in the Shell online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 6
August 21, 2017 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Episode 6? Click here to see how to catch up.
It may have opened on a shot of fire, but the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones Season 7 was A Song of Ice … Read More
VOD film review: The Bleeder (Chuck)
August 21, 2017 | Matthew TurnerLiev Schreiber delivers a knock-out performance in this lively and entertaining biopic of boxer Chuck Wepner, aka. “the real Rocky”.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Dickensian
August 21, 2017 | David FarnorMarley wasn’t dead to begin with. Not yet, anyway. That’s because this isn’t A Christmas Carol: it’s Dickensian, the new series from Tony Jordan. Charles, people love to say, would be writing soap operas, if he were alive today – … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Atypical Season 1
August 20, 2017 | David FarnorPart-sitcom and part-challenging drama, Netflix’s well-meaning series about a teen with autism would benefit from being more, well, atypical.Read More
Catch up TV review: Cheap Cheap Cheap, Inside the Cockpit, Valkyrien, Professor T
August 20, 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