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: Save the Cinema
January 14, 2022 | David Farnor
A charming cast and warm sentiment make this syrupy true tale a sweet watch.Read More
VOD film review: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
January 14, 2022 | David Farnor
This underwhelming animated sequel doesn’t live up to its witty premise.Read More
Apple TV film review: The Tragedy of Macbeth
January 14, 2022 | David Farnor
Joel Coen nightmarish take on Shakespeare’s tragedy is stark, spellbinding cinema.Read More
VOD film review: Scream 3
January 13, 2022 | David Farnor
This meta third outing in the Scream franchise is more fun than frightening.Read More
VOD film review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
January 13, 2022 | David Farnor
This heavy-handed supernatural sequel is too haunted by its own nostalgia.Read More
VOD film review: Eternals (2021)
January 12, 2022 | David Farnor
This intriguing but uneven Marvel outing struggles to balance soul and spectacle.Read More
VOD film review: Scream 2
January 11, 2022 | David Farnor
Witty and scary in equal measure, this self-aware sequel has its cake and eats it.Read More
True Crime Tuesday: The Shrink Next Door
January 11, 2022 | Helen Archer
This well-acted true crime comedy isn’t complex enough to get to the core of its central manipulative relationship.Read More
Scream: Looking back at the self-aware masterpiece
January 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Wed Craven and Kevin Williamson’s smart, self-aware horror-comedy manages to be funny and genuinely scary at the same time.Read More
UK TV review: Four Lives
January 9, 2022 | David Farnor
Sheridan Smith and Stephen Merchant are excellent in this moving, chilling portrait of a flawed police investigation.Read More
