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.
Time Travel Thursday: The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
December 31, 2020 | Matthew TurnerChris Carmack plays a time traveller hunting a serial killer in this third and final instalment of the Butterfly Effect franchise.Read More
VOD film review: Uncle Vanya
December 31, 2020 | David FarnorThis funny, poignant, superbly performed Chekhov adaptation is a remarkably resonant triumph.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Death to 2020
December 30, 2020 | David Farnor“2020: A year so [insert dire adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn’t make it up.” That’s the tagline for Death to 2020, Charlie Brooker and Anabelle Jones’ Netflix comedy special looking back at the past … Read More
UK TV review: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
December 29, 2020 | David FarnorDawn French is brilliantly prickly in this slight but sweet tale of two authors.Read More
VOD film review: You’ve Got Mail (1998)
December 29, 2020 | Mark HarrisonFar from a dated AOL advert, Nora Ephron’s rom-com is a good old-fashioned early adopter.Read More
Catch up TV review: Christmas Bake Off 2020, Quentin Blake’s Clown, Meet the Richardsons at Christmas
December 28, 2020 | 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
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery: Season 3, Episode 11
December 28, 2020 | Ian WintertonPatchy plotting and a disappointing reveal mar this action-packed episode. Read More
UK TV review: Click and Collect
December 28, 2020 | David FarnorStephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry are a highly entertaining double act in this cute festive comedy.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The (Holiday) Movies That Made Us
December 28, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix’s nostalgic making-of series is an entertaining, interesting romp through film history.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri and Playing With Fire
December 27, 2020 | Matthew TurnerThe Secret Warriors meet Shuri and Inferno has his fire powers stolen in this fun pair of Marvel Rising adventures.Read More
















