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: Some Kind of Heaven
May 15, 2021 | Matthew Turner
This engaging, beautifully shot documentary takes a look behind the gates of an affluent Florida retirement community.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Woman in the Window (2021)
May 15, 2021 | Victoria Curatolo
Joe Wright’s adaptation of AJ Finn’s bestselling novel makes you want to close the blinds and hide in the dark.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Oxygen
May 14, 2021 | Luke Channell
Buoyed by Mélanie Laurent’s outstanding turn, Alexandre Aja’s polished, riveting thriller delivers bold, breathtaking sci-fi entertainment.Read 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
