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.
Arrow Video FrightFest announces Glasgow Film Festival 2021 line-up
January 14, 2021 | VOD NewsArrow Video FrightFest will once again return to the web this March for a virtual edition of its annual Glasgow horror show.
Now in its 16th edition, Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow is a three-day event in partnership with the Glasgow … Read More
VOD film review: Wonder Woman 1984
January 13, 2021 | David FarnorAn entertaining cast and warm message make this superhero sequel a winning, if overstuffed, second helping. Read More
BBC iPlayer brings back classic EastEnders episodes
January 12, 2021 | VOD NewsEastEnders fans can relive some of the most memorable moments in Albert Square’s 35 year history with a selection of iconic episodes now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The classic episodes join iPlayer’s EastEnders 2008 box set, a collection … Read More
VOD film review: Collective
January 11, 2021 | David FarnorThis gut-churning documentary about healthcare corruption in Romania is a gripping, harrowing watch.Read More
First look UK TV review: The Stand
January 10, 2021 | David FarnorA strong cast and interesting ideas battle with uneven pacing in this grim Stephen King adaptation.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Dick Johnson Is Dead
January 10, 2021 | David FarnorThis surprising, funny, profound and strangely life-affirming documentary is unlike anything else you’ll see this year.Read More
UK TV review: Staged Season 2
January 10, 2021 | David FarnorDavid Tennant and Michael Sheen bring heart as well as humour to this self-aware second chapter of their lockdown satire.Read More
Up: Looking back at Michael Apted’s groundbreaking series
January 10, 2021 | David FarnorThere are lots of documentaries that claim to be groundbreaking. The Up series genuinely is. Following 14 British people since 1964, when they were just seven years old, the show went on to check back in on each one every … Read More
VOD film review: 21 Bridges
January 9, 2021 | David FarnorChadwick Boseman is on charismatic form in this tense Manhattan thriller.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
January 9, 2021 | David FarnorChadwick Boseman and Viola Davis lead an electrifying ensemble in this timely chamber piece that resonates long after its final note.Read More
















