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.
BFI Flare film review: AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman
March 21, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
This profile of trans activist Connie Norman is a valuable reminder of an inspiring legacy.Read More
VOD film review: Fatale
March 20, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A married sports agent falls foul of Hilary Swank’s manipulative cop in this entertainingly trashy thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Creation Stories
March 20, 2021 | Anton Bitel
This bravura semi-fictionalised biopic of 90s music label owner Alan McGee has wit and brio to spare.Read More
Why you should be watching The Flight Attendant
March 19, 2021 | David Farnor
This smart, funny, suspenseful murder mystery is a surprising, thrilling ride.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: Problem Child (1990)
March 19, 2021 | Mark Harrison
They don’t make them like this anymore, and that’s probably for the best.Read More
Amazon UK film review: The War with Grandpa
March 19, 2021 | David Farnor
This family comedy starring Robert De Niro is an underwhelming skirmish.Read More
VOD film review: Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
March 19, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Lili Horvát’s mystery finds a neurosurgeon in fugue to a romance that she may have imagined.Read More
Digital theatre review: The Mermaid’s Tongue
March 18, 2021 | David Farnor
This innovative and tense escape room is a thrilling theatrical ride.Read More
UK TV review: The Good Fight Season 3
March 18, 2021 | David Farnor
The Good Fight gets more personal and meta with a thrilling, funny and fiercely tense third season.Read More
First look UK TV review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
March 18, 2021 | David Farnor
Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan make the most of a gentle start to this promising action series. Read More
