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.
Netflix UK TV review: Easy
September 22, 2016 | David FarnorLess like a TV show and more like serial eavesdropping, Joe Swanberg’s wonderfully intimate anthology is easy to watch.Read More
First look UK TV review: Red Dwarf XI
September 22, 2016 | David Farnor“How many times have we seen that before?” moans Rimmer (Chris Barrie) in Episode 1 of the new season of Red Dwarf. Yes, the show is back for another six-part run, courtesy of UKTV’s Dave, and little has changed. Well, … Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 5
September 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“You keep me grounded,” Cameron tells Donna in Episode 5 of Halt and Catch Fire, Yerba Buena. Three seasons in, we know that Cameron has always needed Donna’s influence to ground her, but this is the … Read More
VOD film review: Green Room
September 21, 2016 | David FarnorThe only thing more shocking than how gory Green Room is? How efficient it is at being gory. This is a visceral, bone-snappingly raw horror.Read More
VOD film review: Baden Baden
September 21, 2016 | Victoria CuratoloDirector: Rachel Lang Cast: Salomé Rihard, Claude Gensac, Swann Arlaud Certificate: 15 Watch Baden Baden online in the UK: MUBI UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
French-Belgium filmmaker Rachel Lang presents her directorial debut with this unconventional … Read More
Netflix UK film review: ARQ
September 19, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Tony Elliott Cast: Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor Watch ARQ online in the UK: Netflix
The good news? You’ve invented a machine that produces infinite free energy. The bad news? Some people want to get hold of it. People with … Read More
VOD film review: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
September 19, 2016 | David FarnorThis strange-but-true story of a literary hoax is fascinating to watch.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Saw the Light
September 18, 2016 | David FarnorTom Hiddleston shines in this formulaic biopic of Hank Williams.Read More
Catch up TV review: Unspun, The Last Leg, First Day at Big School
September 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
UK TV review: The Night Of
September 18, 2016 | David Farnor“If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” That’s a lawyer speaking at the trial of Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani-American, in HBO’s The Night Of. Invited to a party in downtown Manhattan, he borrows his dad’s taxi … Read More