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: 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)
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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
VOD film review: Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)
January 24, 2022 | Anton BitelVideo games and reality collide in this cheap and cheerful nostalgia-fest.Read More
VOD film review: TiMER (2009)
January 23, 2022 | Brendon ConnellyA clever, entertaining sci-fi rom-com, Jac Schaeffer’s directorial debut is a hidden cult hit ready to surprise WandaVision fans. Read More
















