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.
First look UK TV review: Your Honor
March 30, 2021 | David Farnor
How far would you go to protect the person you love? That’s the question at the heart of Your Honor, Showtime’s remake of Israeli drama Kvodo. It begins in breathlessly harrowing fashion, as teenager Adam (Hunter Doohan) accidentally runs someone … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 10, Episode 21 (Diverged)
March 29, 2021 | Neil Brazier
After Splinter gave us one of the finest character-driven episodes The Walking Dead has produced, Episode 21 looks like it will live up to its title, then diverges back to the same, well-worn treads of these bonus episodes – but, … Read More
Beauty and the beast: Looking back at 1933’s King Kong
March 29, 2021 | David Farnor
“It wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” Those are the iconic words that close out 1933’s King Kong – and not only gave us one of cinema’s most definitive fabled monster movie romances, but also ushered in … Read More
VOD film review: Honeydew
March 29, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Devereux Milburn’s funny, horrifying debut is a queasily nightmarish fable of America’s food chain.Read More
VOD film review: Dredd
March 28, 2021 | David Farnor
Karl Urban does Alex Garland’s script justice in this visually striking comic book thriller. Read More
Superhero Sundays: Superman: Unbound (2013)
March 28, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Superman and Supergirl take on Brainiac in this smartly written and strikingly animated comics adaptation.Read More
VOD film review: Tina
March 28, 2021 | David Farnor
A powerful portrait of a powerhouse music icon.Read More
VOD film review: Phone Booth
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Colin Farrell is on magnetic form in Joel Schumacher’s stripped-down thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Six Minutes to Midnight
March 27, 2021 | Geoffrey Lovelock
A great real-life premise is wasted as drama gives way to a dreary spy story.Read More
VOD film review: Retaliation
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Orlando Bloom delivers an intense, committed turn in this thoughtful, tough story of trauma and revenge.Read More
