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.
True Crime Tuesdays: The Yoghurt Shop Murders
September 30, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis engrossing documentary about the 1991 murders in Austin traces the ripples of grief and trauma across generations.Read More
House of Guinness: Peaky Blinders meets Succession
September 28, 2025 | David FarnorPeaky Blinders meets Succession in Steven Knight’s slick, stylish, violent and surprisingly thoughtful period drama.Read More
The Hack: An engrossing drama
September 28, 2025 | David FarnorDavid Tennant and Toby Jones are magnetic in ITV’s engrossing factual drama about the newspaper hacking scandal.Read More
The Fantastic Four: First Steps: A bright and breezy joy
September 25, 2025 | Ivan RadfordMarvel’s bright and breezy ensemble adventure is a heartfelt, funny and grounded delight.Read More
Highest 2 Lowest: A gripping moral thriller
September 21, 2025 | Ivan RadfordDenzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for this gripping thriller about art, power, morals and money.Read More
Why Slow Horses should be your next box set
September 21, 2025 | David FarnorThis enjoyably low-key thriller is an entertaining walk on the shabby side of spying.Read More
Why you should catch up with The Morning Show
September 14, 2025 | David FarnorJennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon shine in Apple TV+’s witty and entertaining newsroom drama.Read More
Why you should be watching Taskmaster
September 11, 2025 | Ivan RadfordTaskmaster returns to Channel 4 on Thursday 11th September, bringing its signature brand of silliness back to living rooms across the UK.
The series, for the uninitiated, sees Greg Davies take on the role of the all-powerful Taskmaster, who – … Read More
Why you should catch up with Only Murders in the Building
September 7, 2025 | David FarnorSteve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are a delight to watch in this warm and witty true crime comedy.Read More
The Thursday Murder Club: Mostly harmless
August 30, 2025 | David FarnorThis mostly harmless adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel loses its fun and mystery in translation.Read More