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.
Shudder UK film review: Mosquito State (2020)
August 26, 2021 | Anton BitelFilip Jan Rymsza’s modern monster movie is a tragic parable of insects, economics and the cycles of metamorphosis. Read More
EIFF film review: Ballad of a White Cow
August 26, 2021 | Matthew TurnerA widow discovers her husband is innocent of the crime for which he was executed in this powerful Iranian drama.Read More
Fast & Furious 9 review: An entertaining ride
August 25, 2021 | David FarnorThis overblown but entertaining sequel recalibrates the Fast & Furious franchise with endearing heart.Read More
First look UK TV review: Britannia Season 3
August 24, 2021 | David FarnorSky’s amusingly warped and disturbingly entertaining historical epic is as fantastically fun as ever.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Changing Rooms, Billy Monger: Changing Gear, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, Buffering
August 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.
Changing Rooms 2021 (All 4)
“I would never think … Read More
Disney+ film review: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
August 24, 2021 | David FarnorThis intimate, insightful concert-documentary hybrid is a moving, personal directorial debut for Taylor Swift.Read More
VOD film review: After Love
August 24, 2021 | David FarnorJoanna Scanlan delivers a knockout performance in this moving, delicate exploration of grief and identity.Read More
VOD film review: Riders of Justice
August 23, 2021 | Cathy BrennanMad Mikkelsen stars in this nimbly unconventional, but uneven, tale of revenge.Read More
EIFF film review: The Gig Is Up
August 22, 2021 | Matthew TurnerThis revealing, sobering and important documentary examines the human cost of the global gig economy.Read More
The Sarah Jane Adventures: The best adventures
August 22, 2021 | Mark Harrison13 Bannerman Road is where Sarah Jane Smith lives, and CBBC visited there for five seasons of the essential Doctor Who companion’s series, The Sarah Jane Adventures. In a break from our usual tour of classic serials, this month’s Classic … Read More
















