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: Ghostbusters (2016)
November 27, 2016 | David FarnorThis hugely entertaining reboot is so busy doing its own thing that it’s impossible not to enjoy.Read More
Catch up TV review: Breaking the Silence, Our Guy in China, 8 out of 10 Cats
November 27, 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: Glitch Season 1
November 27, 2016 | Ian WintertonEver since creepy French drama Les Revenants became a surprise global hit in 2012, producers have been drawn to its basic premise – people return from the dead, but not as zombies. There was the ill-fated US remake, The Returned … Read More
VOD film review: The BFG (2016)
November 26, 2016 | David FarnorA galumphing warm hug of a film, The BFG completely captures the wide-eyed wonder of childhood.Read More
VOD film review: The Revenant
November 26, 2016 | David FarnorAn escalating feat of jaw-dropping survival. For better and for worse, The Revenant is the greatest video game movie ever made.Read More
BBC Three TV review: Class Episode 7 (The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)
November 26, 2016 | Mark HarrisonMiss Quill takes centre stage in the most vivid and ambitious episode of Class to date.Read More
VOD film review: The Wailing
November 25, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsFuriously weird and unsettlingly unpredictable, this South Korean horror is a wail of a time.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (spoiler-free)
November 25, 2016 | Helen ArcherBrimming with wit and warm nostalgia, Netflix’s Gilmore Girls reunion is the ultimate remedy for 2016.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2, Episode 4
November 25, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This is a recap and contains spoilers, so do not read this until you have watched the episode. For information on how to watch it, click here.
The new season of Legends of Tomorrow seems to be firmly establishing … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Episode 2
November 25, 2016 | David FarnorAfter racing out of the blocks in pole position with its debut outing, Episode 2 of Amazon’s The Grand Tour faces a trickier task than comparing itself with Top Gear: living up to its own high standards.
The second instalment … Read More