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.
UK TV review: Vikings Season 4, Episodes 11, 12 and 13
December 22, 2016 | David FarnorVikings Season 4’s second half delivers on its mid-season cliffhanger, building an impressively weighty historical epic. Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Episode 4
December 21, 2016 | David FarnorAfter The Grand Tour seemed to find its gear in Episode 3, the fourth instalment of Amazon’s motoring show sees Clarkson, Hammond and May veer in a disappointing direction once more.
The episode begins in fine fettle, as we … Read More
VOD film review: The Son of Joseph
December 21, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA peculiar, gentle comic gem.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Man in the High Castle Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 5) – spoilers
December 21, 2016 | Ian WintertonWarning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with The Man in the High Castle Season 2? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episode here.
“Most people are different, depending on whether they’re hungry, safe or scared.”
So says Abendsen … Read More
VOD film review: On the Waterfront
December 21, 2016 | Ryan GumbleyA film that lives and breathes the dockyards it portrays, Kazan’s realism is at its best in this classic.Read More
VOD film review: Uncle Nick
December 21, 2016 | Mark HarrisonA booze and baseball fuelled dark comedy that’s anything but festive.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
December 20, 2016 | Ian WintertonThis tinsel-covered turd is one reason to make sure you won’t be home this Christmas.Read More
VOD film review: Army Of One
December 20, 2016 | Mark HarrisonA wildly over-the-top but oddly sweet comedy that’s too good to be true.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Barry
December 20, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA rare portrait of a political figure with actual depth of feeling.Read More
VOD film review: Krampus: The Christmas Devil
December 19, 2016 | Matthew TurnerStaggeringly inept on every conceiveable level, this ultra-low-budget horror’s awfulness almost makes it worth seeing. Almost.Read More