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.
FrightFest VOD film review: Dark Stories
September 1, 2020 | David Farnor
This fantastically inventive French anthology is a collection of stories worth sharing.Read More
Heat review: A staggeringly gritty crime epic
September 1, 2020 | Chris Bryant
Michael Mann’s iconic actioner is an influential masterpiece on multiple fronts. Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Enhanced
August 31, 2020 | Anton Bitel
This low-budget sci-fi actioner fails to distinguish itself from the pack.Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: The Honeymoon Phase
August 31, 2020 | Matthew Turner
A struggling couple enter a scientific experiment in this solid relationship horror.Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Blinders
August 31, 2020 | Anton Bitel
This cunningly constructed stalker thriller plays several blinders on the viewer.Read More
VOD film review: The Bigamist (1953)
August 31, 2020 | Josh Slater-Williams
Ida Lupino’s noir melodrama remains an ambiguous, unsettling work.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Down to Earth with Zac Efron
August 31, 2020 | Chris Bryant
Zac Efron’s exploration of global issues leaves science up in the air.Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Aquaslash
August 30, 2020 | Anton Bitel
This self-consciously backward-looking slasher celebrates the intricacies and absurdities of a downward-sliding subgenre.Read More
First look UK TV review: Strike: Lethal White
August 30, 2020 | David Farnor
Strike’s gripping, complex and character-filled fourth outing is the detective’s best yet.Read More
Catch up TV review: Derren Brown, Peter: The Human Cyborg, Celebs Go Virtual Dating
August 30, 2020 | David Farnor
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