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: Suddenly (1954)
November 26, 2020 | David Farnor
Frank Sinatra delivers a surprising turn in this dark, gripping noir thriller.Read More
Digital theatre review: Emilia
November 26, 2020 | David Farnor
“Take the fire as your own. That anger that you feel. It is yours. And you can use it.” That’s the rousing message at the heart of Emilia, a play about 17th-century poet Emilia Bassano. If you’ve never heard of … Read More
Sheffield Doc/Fest film review: Mon Amour
November 26, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
A treatise on the complexity of love and the power of memory, David Teboul’s documentary is a hopeful, empowering work. Read More
Why We Are Who We Are should be your next box set
November 25, 2020 | Helen Archer
Director Luca Guadagnino’s first foray into television is something of a triumph, losing neither his renowned aesthetic nor his sensitive characterisation in the translation to the small screen. This eight-part series, set in an American military base near Chioggia, Italy, … Read More
VOD film review: Motherless Brooklyn
November 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Edward Norton brings old-school appeal to this nostalgic neo-noir.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Christmas Chronicles 2
November 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Even Kurt Russell as Santa can’t save this disappointing festive sequel.Read More
Netflix review: Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
November 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Sarah Cooper pulls off the jump from TikTok to Netflix with this inventive, amusing satirical comedy special.Read More
Unhinged review: A grisly, gripping ride
November 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Russell Crowe is horribly entertaining in this grisly, gripping road rage thriller.Read More
Defending Digga D review: A timely, absorbing documentary
November 24, 2020 | Helen Archer
This absorbing documentary, directed by Marian Mohamed, follows 20-year-old UK drill artist Digga D (real name Rhys Herbert) as he is released from prison following 15 months inside, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Having made a … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Hillbilly Elegy
November 24, 2020 | David Farnor
This one-note adaptation of JD Vance’s memoirs is as subtle as Brian Blessed at a spelling bee.Read More
