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: Hot Fuzz
May 11, 2017 | David FarnorEndlessly quotable and deliriously over-the-top, Pegg, Frost and Wright serve up one of the best British comedies of the last decade.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 5 (Chicanery)
May 10, 2017 | David FarnorThe McGill brothers go head to head in one of Better Call Saul’s best episodes yet.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Hollywood Shuffle
May 10, 2017 | Luke ChannellThis hit-and-miss 80s sketch satire is still incisively funny and depressingly relevant in 2017. Read More
Aliens: A sci-fi film that should’ve won the Oscar for Best Actress
May 9, 2017 | David FarnorBigger, bolder and beautifully emotional, James Cameron’s sci-fi is one of the greatest sequels ever made.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sense8 Season 2, Episodes 7, 8 and 9
May 9, 2017 | Chris BryantPersonal, provoking, and passionate, Sense8’s second season continues to be truly unmissable.Read More
Alien: The sci-fi horror where you can hear people scream
May 8, 2017 | David FarnorThis sci-fi horror classic is a precisely terrifying feat of film-making in every possible way. Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor: Episode 19
May 8, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers
Oh, President Kirkman. The only Commander in Chief of the United States of America to hold a secret back-room meeting to discuss funding for musical instruments. At least, as far as we know. That really is … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
May 8, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Jeff Garlin Cast: Jeff Garlin, Natasha Lyonne, Ava Acres Watch Handsome online in the UK: Netflix UK
Detective comedies typically come in two flavours: the tale of a bumbling idiot who nonetheless gets their man, or a story about … Read More
VOD film review: A Monster Calls
May 8, 2017 | David FarnorA hugely moving tribute to the profound power of storytelling.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 1, Episode 12
May 7, 2017 | David FarnorRiverdale Season 1’s crackingly-paced penultimate episode delivers answers and questions in typically meta style.Read More