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: The Matrix Resurrections
January 31, 2022 | Mark HarrisonLana Wachowski’s meta-sequel continues the subversive trend of Matrix sequels, but also reclaims it.Read More
First look UK TV review: Station Eleven
January 30, 2022 | David FarnorThis surprising pandemic drama is a cathartic tale of hope and humanity.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
January 30, 2022 | David FarnorThis overlong send-up of modern murder mystery thrillers is as uneven as it is entertaining.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Trigger Point, Junior Bake Off, The Great Pottery Throw Down, Dancing on Ice
January 30, 2022 | 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.
Trigger Point (ITV Hub)
It’s been several years now … Read More
VOD film review: The Monopoly of Violence
January 29, 2022 | David FarnorThis thoughtful documentary about police brutality is a sobering watch.Read More
Why you should be watching The Afterparty on Apple TV+
January 28, 2022 | David FarnorThis self-aware murder mystery comedy is a hilarious, inventive ride.Read More
VOD film review: Taming the Garden
January 28, 2022 | David FarnorThis documentary about a powerful man’s quest to assemble a private garden of rare trees is a jaw-dropping portrait of power exploiting people and nature.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Deja Vu (2006)
January 27, 2022 | Matthew TurnerDenzel Washington’s agent tracks a terrorist with surveillance equipment that can see through time in this big, dumb, fun sci-fi thriller.Read More
VOD film review: There Will Be No More Night
January 25, 2022 | Cathy BrennanThis documentary about attack helicopter footage fails to interrogate its subject.Read More
VOD film review: The Midnight Swim (2014)
January 25, 2022 | Anton BitelSarah Adina Smith’s rewarding feature debut is a poetic mystery of motherhood, mortality and metempsychosis.Read More
















