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.
Why you should be watching Twenties
October 25, 2020 | Helen Archer
BBC Three have recently been hitting the sweet spot with their female-led acquisitions. From Fleabag through to Shrill and the recent Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Lena Waithe’s new series Twenties fits nicely into a growing portfolio of millennial comedy-drama.
VOD film review: North by Northwest
October 25, 2020 | David Farnor
Nine minutes. That’s how long North by Northwest has almost no music or dialogue, as its infamous crop-dusting sequence unfolds. The set-up is simple: Robert Thornhill, who has been mistaken for George Kaplan, is in the middle of nowhere, waiting … Read More
Superhero Sundays: Marvel Rising: Initiation + Chasing Ghosts
October 25, 2020 | Matthew Turner
Ghost Spider seeks to clear her name in this inaugural series of Marvel Rising shorts.Read More
FrightFest Halloween film review: The Banishing, The Reckoning, Slaxx
October 25, 2020 | Anton Bitel
The Banishing, The Reckoning, Slaxx are streaming as part of the FrightFest Halloween 2020 event. Find out more about how it all works here – or see our picks from the festival line-up here.
A haunted house. A woman accused … Read More
Classic Doctor Who: Spooky stories for Halloween
October 25, 2020 | Mark Harrison
Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
FrightFest Halloween film review: Redwood Massacre: Annihilation
October 24, 2020 | Anton Bitel
David Ryan Keith’s bog-standard slasher sequel throws a couple of crazy wild cards.Read More
VOD film review: Dune Drifter
October 24, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Colin director Marc Price brings a brutal intensity to this shoestring survivalist space opera.Read More
Disney+ film review: Clouds
October 24, 2020 | David Farnor
Disney’s sincere tribute to Zach Sobiech is a heartfelt, moving musical drama.Read More
VOD film review: Totally Under Control
October 24, 2020 | Matthew Turner
This gripping documentary charts the catastrophic failures of the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
Sheffield Doc/Fest film review: Constructions (Konstrukcijas)
October 24, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
This portrait of Latvian poet Uldis Bērziņš is a gently fascinating look at how small moments of life can make big waves.Read More
