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.
True Crime Tuesdays: House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
October 26, 2021 | Helen ArcherThis speculation-heavy series falls into the same traps of sensationalism and voyeurism that it attempts to criticise.Read More
VOD film review: Sweetheart (2021)
October 25, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlinMarley Morrison’s wonderfully observed feature debut is a coming-of-age comedy packed with wit and sensitivity.Read More
Catch up TV review: Arctic Drift, Charlene White: Empire’s Child, Britain in Black and White, Yorkshire Cop, Question Team
October 24, 2021 | 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.
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Why Netflix’s Black Space should be your next box set
October 24, 2021 | Helen ArcherIsrael has been producing some interesting drama of late. From False Flags to Fauda – which the BDS urged viewers to boycott – much of its output involves controversial yet fascinating insights into inhabiting a society with a backdrop of … Read More
VOD film review: Escher: Journey into Infinity
October 24, 2021 | Matthew TurnerStephen Fry narrates this engaging and informative doc about artist MC Escher.Read More
VOD film review: The Sparks Brothers
October 23, 2021 | David FarnorEdgar Wright’s entertaining music documentary is a giddily enthusiastic love letter from an energetic fan.Read More
VOD film review: The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
October 23, 2021 | David FarnorThis sweeping tale of two separated sisters is a moving, absorbing melodrama.Read More
VOD film review: A Brixton Tale
October 20, 2021 | Matthew TurnerA middle-class girl begins a relationship with the subject of her documentary in this well-acted drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Guilty (2018)
October 19, 2021 | David FarnorThis riveting close-quarters thriller dials into one man’s conscience with unflinching intensity.Read More
First look UK TV review: Succession Season 3
October 18, 2021 | David FarnorJesse Armstrong’s exquisitely crafted tragicomedy goes full beast in this funny, scathing and human third chapter.Read More
















