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.
Glasgow Film Festival review: City Hall
March 5, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Frederick Wiseman’s informative and inspirational documentary takes a riveting look at the inner workings of Boston city government.Read More
MUBI UK film review: Notturno
March 5, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This beautifully composed collage of war-torn life is a poignant portrait of fragility and resilience.Read More
Almeida Theatre review: Hymn
March 4, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani are sensational in this poignant meditation on male friendship and family.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Wildland
March 4, 2021 | Matthew Turner
An orphaned teen discovers her aunt is the head of a crime family in this supremely suspenseful Danish drama.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Limbo
March 4, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A group of refugees adjust to life on a remote Scottish island in this delightfully deadpan comedy-drama.Read More
UK TV review: Dylan Moran: Off the Hook
March 3, 2021 | Ivan Radford
“Born, child, failure, get old, die.” That’s life as summed up by Dylan Moran, the most miserable hilarious person you’ll ever come across. The Irish comedian, who exists in a vino veritas limbo between nonsensical petulant rambling and profoundly childish … Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
March 3, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Lili Horvát’s mystery finds a neurosurgeon in fugue to a romance that she may have imagined.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Truman & Tennessee
March 2, 2021 | Matthew Turner
This insightful, entertaining documentary is a revealing look at the friendship and rivalry between two great authors.Read More
VOD film review: Eye of the Storm
March 2, 2021 | Ivan Radford
A warm portrait of an accomplished artist.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Redemption of a Rogue
March 2, 2021 | Ivan Radford
A son returns to his father in this delightfully wicked debut from playwright Philip Doherty.Read More
