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: Run Hide Fight
May 13, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Kyle Rankin’s horror turns a fictional school shooting into Die Hard-style entertainment with an even more uncomfortable morality.Read More
Comedy review: Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother!
May 12, 2021 | David Farnor
“Can’t two women do a sketch show without a man sticking his oar in and trying to murder them?” ask Celeste Dring and Freya Parker, aka Lazy Susan, at the start of their hour-long comedy special – and, while the … Read More
Inside No 9: Every episode ranked (from best to best)
May 11, 2021 | David Farnor
Nothing says a good night in like a spooky horror story, and who better to inject chills directly into your spine than Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton? The pair are kings of creepy, a status that has been reinforced over … Read More
VOD film review: End of Sentence
May 10, 2021 | Bianca Garner
John Hawkes is perfectly cast in this beautiful, moving father-son road movie.Read More
The Battle for Britney: Disappointing and dated
May 9, 2021 | Helen Archer
Britney Spears is big news right now, thanks in no small part to the flurry of documentaries examining the conservatorship she has been under for more than a decade. February saw the release of the New York Times’ Framing Britney … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Jupiter’s Legacy
May 9, 2021 | David Farnor
This handsome, well-acted Mark Millar adaptation is a little too super-serious for its own good.Read More
Mortal Kombat: Looking back at the 1995 film
May 8, 2021 | Leslie Byron Pitt
Paul WS Anderson’s energetic, action-packed Mortal Kombat a high point for video game movies.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Fried Barry
May 7, 2021 | Ian Winterton
An instant cult classic, sci-fi/horror Fried Barry is an insanely brilliant shamble through the scabby underside of Cape Town.
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VOD film review: Apples
May 7, 2021 | Bianca Garner
Christos Nikou’s promising directorial debut doesn’t quite deliver on its intriguing premise.Read More
First look Disney+ TV review: Star Wars: The Bad Batch
May 7, 2021 | Charlie Brigden
This exciting animated series proves there’s more to Star Wars on TV than The Mandalorian.Read More
