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: 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
UK TV review: Anne (2021)
January 9, 2022 | David Farnor
Maxine Peake is excellent in this harrowing, heartfelt tale of one mother’s hunt for justice after the Hillsborough disaster.Read More
VOD film review: King Richard
January 9, 2022 | David Farnor
Will Smith delivers a career-best performance in this inspiring tale of determination that puts a new spin on sports biopics.Read More
VOD film review: The Nest (2020)
January 9, 2022 | David Farnor
Sean Durkin’s riveting tale of fragmenting family life is nail-bitingly intense.Read More
UK TV review: Toast of Tinseltown
January 9, 2022 | David Farnor
Matt Berry makes a gloriously silly return in this hilarious Hollywood outing for Steven Toast.Read More
VOD film review: The Tender Bar
January 9, 2022 | David Farnor
George Clooney’s aimless adaptation of a writer’s coming-of-age memoir is disappointingly unmemorable.
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