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: Looted
November 8, 2020 | Matthew Turner
A young car thief is torn between a life of crime and caring for his bedridden father in this socially conscious debut.Read More
His Dark Materials Season 2 review: Bigger, bolder, darker
November 8, 2020 | David Farnor
This second chapter in this jaw-dropping Philip Pullman adaptation is bigger, bolder and darker.Read More
Raindance 2020 film reviews: I Am Not a Hero, The Woman with Leopard Shoes, The Great Green Wall, The State of Texas vs Melissa
November 7, 2020 | David Farnor
These films are streaming online as part of the Raindance 2020 Film Festival. For more on the festival line-up and how it works, click here – or head this way for our recommendations to watch.
I Am Not a Hero … Read More
Netflix TV review: Star Trek: Discovery: Season 3, Episode 4
November 6, 2020 | Ian Winterton
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with Star Trek: Discovery? Read our review of the last episode here. New episodes arrive on Fridays within 24 hours of their US broadcast.
No astounding twists and turns but, as Discovery’s crew … Read More
VOD film review: About Endlessness
November 6, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Roy Andersson’s supposed swan song is a greatest hits remix of absurd humanist melancholy.Read More
VOD film review: Mogul Mowgli
November 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Riz Ahmed is remarkable is this evocative, layered, thoughtful study of identity.Read More
Raindance 2020 film review: Thou Shalt Not Hate
November 5, 2020 | David Farnor
Thou Shalt Not Hate is streaming online as part of the Raindance 2020 Film Festival. For more on the festival line-up and how it works, click here – or head this way for our recommendations to watch.
Mauro Mancini’s drama … Read More
Raindance 2020 film review: Nafi’s Father
November 5, 2020 | David Farnor
Nafi’s Father is streaming online as part of the Raindance 2020 Film Festival. For more on the festival line-up and how it works, click here – or head this way for our recommendations to watch.
Religious and personal conflict collide … Read More
VOD film review: A Call to Spy
November 4, 2020 | Cathy Brennan
An uneven script undermines this period thriller the role women played in defeating the Nazis through espionage.Read More
VOD film review: Sputnik
November 3, 2020 | David Farnor
Egor Abramenko’s confident debut is a wonderfully creepy piece of sci-fi.Read More
