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: I Blame Society
May 1, 2021 | Leslie Byron PittThis darkly satirical mockumentary about the film industry is unapologetically its own thing.Read More
VOD film review: Without Remorse
April 30, 2021 | David FarnorMichael B Jordan is on charismatic form in this grounded, understated Tom Clancy adaptation.Read More
VOD film review: Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
April 30, 2021 | Matthew TurnerThis insightful, entertaining documentary is a revealing look at the friendship and rivalry between two great authors.Read More
BBC Four review: The Winter’s Tale
April 29, 2021 | David FarnorThe Winter’s Tale is perhaps more famous for a stage direction involving a bear than its plot, but Shakespeare’s strange tragi-comedy is stylish and engaging in its own right in this production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Originally called off … Read More
UK TV review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (spoilers)
April 26, 2021 | David FarnorWarning: This review of all six episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier contains spoilers. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
“You of all people bought into that,” sighs Karli (Erin Kellyman) at the … Read More
VOD film review: Throne of Blood
April 25, 2021 | David FarnorKurosawa’s jaw-dropping take on Macbeth is one of cinema’s best Shakespeare adaptations.Read More
VOD film review: Better Days
April 24, 2021 | David FarnorThis noir-tinged tale of school bullying is a moving, superbly performed drama.Read More
VOD film review: Macbeth (2010)
April 24, 2021 | David FarnorPatrick Stewart is superb in this moving, chilling tale of a man losing his head tinged with nihilistic despair.Read More
VOD film review: Pinocchio (2019)
April 24, 2021 | David FarnorMatteo Garrone’s darkly faithful take on this family fable finds adult lessons in its childlike wonder.Read More
VOD film review: Spring Blossom
April 24, 2021 | Matthew Turner21-year-old Suzanne Lindon makes an accomplished debut as the writer-director-star of this romantic first crush drama.Read More
















