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: Nerve
December 18, 2016 | David FarnorA techno-tale with a thrilling, beating pulse.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Shrew’s Nest
December 18, 2016 | Ian LoringAn intelligent slice of Spanish horror that squeezes tension out of character and writing more than straight scares.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: A Wish for Christmas
December 18, 2016 | David FarnorEvery day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s the #12DaysofNetflix. (Click here for the full list.)
Christmas. The season of goodwill, turkeys and, somewhere in … Read More
Catch up TV review: Timeless, David Blaine: Beyond Magic, Vicious
December 18, 2016 | 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
Netflix UK TV review: F Is for Family
December 18, 2016 | Mike WilliamsNetflix’s entertaining adult comedy is in the mould of King of the Hill, but with more anger and bite.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Medici: Masters of Florence
December 18, 2016 | Helen ArcherIt’s almost impossible to watch a big budget historical drama these days without somehow comparing it to Game of Thrones. And when the show stars Richard Madden, best known to most as Robb Stark of the North, strolling around early … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: White Rabbit Project
December 17, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix UK TV review: White Rabbit Project
As Christmas approaches, Netflix is increasingly wheeling out its big family TV guns, from Guillermo del Toro’s animated series, Trollhunters, to Season 2 of its sitcom reboot, Fuller House. Also hopping into the … Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Santa Claws
December 17, 2016 | Mike WilliamsDirector: Glenn R. Miller Cast: Ezra James Colbert, Nicola Lambo, John P. Fowler Watch Santa Claws online in the UK: Netflix UK
Every day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty … Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Season 2, Episode 7 (Invasion!)
December 17, 2016 | Matthew TurnerLegends of Tomorrow wraps up the alien invasion crossover with a satisfying episode that ticks all the right boxes.Read More
VOD film review: Las Acacias
December 17, 2016 | David FarnorThis slow, absorbing road trip is an understated relationship drama that soon finds it own charming gear.Read More