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: Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage and Reckoning
April 16, 2024 | Helen ArcherThe 911 call came in on the evening of 23rd October, 1989. “My wife’s been shot, I’ve been shot.” Charles Stuart and his wife, Carol, were on their way home from a birthing class – Carol was 7 months pregnant … Read More
Emily the Criminal: A tense, taut thriller
April 14, 2024 | Ivan RadfordAubrey Plaza is brilliant in this tense, taut thriller about one woman’s descent into a dangerous underworld.Read More
The Iron Claw: A hard-hitting, moving saga
April 14, 2024 | Ivan RadfordSean Durkin’s macho wrestling drama is a hard-hitting study of loyalty, love and loss.Read More
Fallout review: A strange, surprising hoot
April 14, 2024 | David FarnorA darkly funny, action-packed, post-apocalyptic satire, this energetic video game adaptation is a strange, surprising hoot.Read More
Ripley review: A patient, intense thriller
April 7, 2024 | Ivan RadfordAndrew Scott is magnetic to watch in this intense, patient and starkly handsome adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s thriller.Read More
Scoop: A gripping, timely drama
April 7, 2024 | David FarnorThis well-acted dramatisation of Newsnight’s interview with Prince Andrew is a timely, gripping tale of the media holding power to account.Read More
The Beautiful Game review: A feel-good winner
April 7, 2024 | Ivan RadfordThis heartwarming film inspired by the Homeless World Cup is a winning, feel-good ensemble drama.Read More
Girls State review: An inspiring, thrilling glimpse of democracy’s future
April 7, 2024 | Ivan RadfordThis hope-filled follow-up to Boys State is an inspiring, thrilling glimpse of democracy’s future.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Thief Collector
April 2, 2024 | Helen ArcherTwo unlikely art thieves are explored in this entertaining, zippy and somewhat disjointed documentary.Read More
VOD film review: All of Us Strangers
April 1, 2024 | Ivan RadfordAndrew Scott and Paul Mescal deliver tender, moving performances in Andrew Haigh’s achingly vulnerable study of loneliness and love.Read More