Sky + NOW
Reviews and recommendations of TV shows and movies on Sky and NOW.
VOD film review: Operation Mincemeat
June 2, 2022 | David FarnorA starry cast and strange-but-true premise grounds this entertaining wartime thriller.Read More
UK TV review: The Midwich Cuckoos
June 2, 2022 | David FarnorA superb cast and rich script find fresh depths and fear in this chilling sci-fi classic.Read More
The Flight Attendant Season 2 review: Darkly entertaining
May 26, 2022 | David FarnorKaley Cuoco grounds the second season of this impossibly tense and darkly entertaining thriller.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws 2 (1978)
May 9, 2022 | Matthew TurnerJaws 2 doesn’t improve on the greatest shark movie ever made, but it’s a decent sequel and an enjoyable creature feature in its own right.Read More
VOD film review: Jerry Maguire (1996)
March 25, 2022 | Mark HarrisonThis quotable Capra-esque rom-com is nothing short of a modern feel-good classic.Read More
Camp and colourful: Looking back at Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies
March 10, 2022 | David FarnorFrom Val Kilmer to George Clooney, the mid-90s saw Batman enter a new era and tone after Tim Burton’s live-action double-bill, with Joel Schumacher taking the helm. As camp as they were colourful, were they misjudged or misunderstood? We look … Read More
First look UK TV review: Bel-Air
March 7, 2022 | David FarnorSeason 2 premieres on 5th May 2023. This review is based on part of Season 1.
Now this is a story all about how a hit 90s sitcom got flipped, turned upside down – because yes, after Morgan Cooper filmed … Read More
First look UK TV review: Joe vs Carole
March 6, 2022 | David FarnorDespite a pair of committed performances, this uneven dramatisation of the Tiger King saga is lacking bite.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder in the Valleys
March 1, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis sensitively handled, detailed study of one of Wales’ more notorious crimes offers renewed despair more than new answers.Read More
First look UK TV review: Peaky Blinders Season 6
February 27, 2022 | David FarnorThe final chapter of Steven Knight’s crime saga is as stylish and riveting as ever.Read More