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: Christine
January 27, 2017 | David FarnorThis nuanced, sensitive character study is a provocative, powerful watch that will stay with you for days.Read More
First look UK TV review: Fortitude Season 2
January 26, 2017 | David FarnorAt the start of Season 2, Fortitude has lost none of its frosty, spooky edge.Read More
VOD film review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
January 26, 2017 | Mike WilliamsThis generic remake of the classic Western is a mixture of adrenaline-fuelled highs and unevenly paced lows.Read More
VOD film review: The New Man
January 26, 2017 | Matthew TurnerFiction director Josh Appignanesi turns his camera on himself and his wife for this painfully honest and powerful documentary.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Sadako vs Kayako
January 26, 2017 | Anton BitelSadako and Kayako may be turning in their graves, but who wouldn’t want ring-side seats to this hilariously unhinged grudge match?Read More
Skins 10 Years On: Where are they now?
January 25, 2017 | David FarnorExactly 10 years ago today, the very first episode of Skins landed on E4.
Introducing the world to Tony (Nicholas Hoult), Anwar (Dev Patel), Chris (Joe Dempsie) and Cassie (Hannah Murray), Cook (Jack O’Connell), Freddie (Luke Pasqualino), Effy (Kaya Scodelario), … Read More
First look UK TV review: Ronja the Robber’s Daughter
January 25, 2017 | Nathanael SmithStudio Ghibli’s TV series takes a disappointing amount of time to finds its groove.Read More
My French Film Festival short film picks: Mamans, The Geneva Convention, 4XD
January 25, 2017 | Laurence BoyceMy French Film Festival is a month-long online festival, with a host of features and shorts available to stream on Curzon Home Cinema, MUBI and more. For the full line-up click here.
The return of My French Film Festival once … Read More
Walter Presents first look TV review: Case
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorThis thrillingly unconventional Iceland series is a case worth cracking.Read More
VOD film review: Blair Witch
January 24, 2017 | Natalie LandoToo many cameras spoil the broth in this unnecessary update of the iconic 1999 film that spawned a whole new genre of horrorRead More