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.
WandaVision: The TV show most in tune with the Covid-19 pandemic
January 23, 2022 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for WandaVision. Not seen it? Read our spoiler-free review here.
“It can’t all be sorrow, can it?” asks Vision (Paul Bettany), as he talks to Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) on the set of WandaVision. By this point, … Read More
VOD film review: A Hero (2021)
January 23, 2022 | David FarnorAsghar Farhadi’s shrewd sympathy-twister is stacked with slow-burn suspense.Read More
VOD film review: Mass (2021)
January 23, 2022 | David FarnorThis four-handed discussion of guilt, blame and forgiveness is an intensely moving chamber piece, impeccably performed.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones and Fury from the Deep
January 23, 2022 | Mark HarrisonOffering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Come Sunday
January 22, 2022 | David FarnorChiwetel Ejiofor shines in this muted, absorbing study of faith, doubt and the conflicted nuances in between.Read More
VOD film review: Memory Box (2022)
January 22, 2022 | Matthew TurnerThree generations of women are connected by the arrival of a memory box in this touching, evocative drama.Read More
VOD film review: Cicada
January 21, 2022 | Matthew TurnerA new romance helps two gay men deal with their respective trauma in this touching and sensitive debut.Read More
First look UK TV review: Servant Season 3
January 21, 2022 | David FarnorApple’s atmospheric, eerie thriller finds a new, unnerving edge in this focused third chapter.Read More
Munich: The Edge of War review: A gripping, timely thriller
January 21, 2022 | David FarnorPersonal and national loyalties collide in the shadow of WWII in this gripping, timely political thriller.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
January 18, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis three-part examination of a heated case paints a vivid picture of the events and emotions involved.Read More
















