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.
LFF 2021 film review: La Mif (The Fam)
October 10, 2021 | David Farnor
This raw, sensitive docudrama shines an unflinching light on the reality of life in a young people’s care home.Read More
VOD film review: Crimson Tide
October 10, 2021 | David Farnor
Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman are excellent polar opposites in Tony Scott’s nail-biting submarine thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Queen of Glory
October 10, 2021 | David Farnor
Nana Mensah’s charming directorial debut is a beautifully observed tale of identity and loss.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The best story arcs
October 10, 2021 | Mark Harrison
Offering 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 … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Midnight Mass
October 10, 2021 | Martyn Conterio
Midnight Mass is a compelling mix of frights and insights into the human condition.Read More
VOD film review: The Hunt for Red October
October 9, 2021 | David Farnor
Sean Connery is on charismatic form in this entertaining thriller about a submarine gone rogue.Read More
No Sudden Movie review: A slick, serious thriller
October 9, 2021 | David Farnor
Steven Soderbergh’s twisting period crime flick is a slick but serious thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Help (2021)
October 9, 2021 | David Farnor
Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer are on powerful form in Jack Thorne’s hugely moving drama about a care home at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
Why Vigil should be your next box set
October 8, 2021 | David Farnor
This pressurised pulpy thriller is a grippingly claustrophobic watch.Read More
VOD film review: Jane Eyre (2011)
October 7, 2021 | David Farnor
Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are a perfect match in Cary Fukunaga’s atmospheric adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s gothic romance.Read More
