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: The Columnist
March 12, 2021 | Anton BitelIvo van Aart’s serial killer satire is a darkly comic post-feminist revenge pic.Read More
VOD film review: Judas and the Black Messiah
March 11, 2021 | David FarnorDaniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield are sensational in this propulsive paranoid thriller about the betrayal of Fred Hampton.Read More
VOD film review: Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
March 11, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlinA searing yet down-to-earth portrait of a woman ahead of her time who raged against the system.Read More
VOD film review: The Little Things
March 11, 2021 | David FarnorA strong lead turn from Denzel Washington brings nuance to this conventional crime drama.
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VOD film review: Locked Down
March 11, 2021 | David FarnorThis likeable but uneven heist flick is a downbeat screwball caper that captures the raw, messy nature of lockdown life.Read More
UK TV review: Fern Brady: Power and Chaos
March 10, 2021 | David FarnorThis enjoyably cynical set is packed with acerbic energy.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead: Season 10, Episode 18 (Find Me)
March 8, 2021 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Already watched the episode? Read on below for additional spoiler-filled notes.
The Walking Dead bonus episodes have very little ties to Season 10 or 11 and any links appear to be tenuous as best. Therefore, … Read More
Monster Movie Monday: The Day of the Triffids (1962)
March 8, 2021 | Matthew TurnerDeadly carnivorous plants attack the Earth in this classic sci-fi horror, adapted from the novel by John Wyndham.Read More
Catch up TV review: McDonald & Dodds S2, Max Clifford: The Fall of a Tabloid King, Grayson’s Art Club S2
March 7, 2021 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: The Woman with Leopard Shoes
March 7, 2021 | David FarnorThis inventive, creative neo-noir is a stylish surprise.Read More
















