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: Rupture
November 4, 2016 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Steven Shainberg Cast: Noomi Rapace, Peter Stormare, Kerry Bishe, Michael Chiklis Certificate: 15 Watch Rupture online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google … Read More
VOD film review: The Darkest Universe
November 4, 2016 | David FarnorThis compassionately bitter drama of grief and grappling with existence is warped, witty and worryingly funny. Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Ivory Game
November 4, 2016 | David FarnorDirectors: Richard Ladkani, Kief Davidson Watch The Ivory Game online in the UK: Netflix UK
An elephant is killed every 15 minutes. It sounds senseless, but that’s the shocking truth of the ivory trade in the modern world. It has … Read More
“This is not Spitting Image”: Claire Foy and Matt Smith talk The Crown, Netflix and dressing up as royalty
November 4, 2016 | Matthew TurnerToday sees the premiere of Netflix’s epic new original drama, The Crown (read our review here). Starring Claire Foy as a young Elizabeth Windsor, Matt Smith as Philip Mountbatten, and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, it tells the inside story … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Mafiosa Season 2
November 3, 2016 | David FarnorThe Paoli family go to war in Mafiosa’s bigger, darker and grittier second season.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 2 (The Recruits)
November 3, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After the efficient set-up work laid down by Season 5’s opener, Legacy, Arrow continues in a very promising vein, with the establishment of Team Arrow 2.0, which includes hockey mask-wearing vigilante Wild Dog (aka Rene Ramirez), … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: The Crown
November 2, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix’s sumptuous costume drama is a roaring, royal success.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2
November 2, 2016 | Nathanael SmithOne of the main problems with Season 1 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (read our review here) was that it went on way too long. There were 18 episodes and a whole lot of the middle of that was treading water, character-wise. … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 2
November 1, 2016 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for spoilers in full bloody detail.
While we’re still reeling from the shocking Season 7 opening, Episode 2 provides a welcome respite from fear and tension, a calmer affair – … Read More
UK TV review: Cowboy Bebop
November 1, 2016 | Ned NewberryOne of the biggest cult sci-fi classics of the 90s, Cowboy Bebop is a breathtaking, distinctive and visceral anime.Read More