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.
Digital Theatre review: Jekyll and Hyde (Old Vic)
August 6, 2020 | David FarnorThis visually arresting adaptation of the horror classic is an ingeniously choreographed show.Read More
Shudder UK film review: La Llorona (2019)
August 6, 2020 | Anton BitelJayro Bustamante’s wonderful horror uses a Latin American folktale to show a nation haunted by its past.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Fatal Affair
August 5, 2020 | Matthew TurnerNia Long and Omar Epps headline this derivative, Fatal Attraction-style thriller.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Mothra (1961)
August 3, 2020 | Matthew TurnerWhen two tiny women are kidnapped from their native island, a giant moth flies to their rescue in this entertaining creature feature.Read More
Catch up TV review: Travel Man’s Greatest Trips, Paul O’Grady, Our Baby, Madeleine McCann, Real EastEnders, Stephen Lawrence
August 2, 2020 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
VOD film review: Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles
August 2, 2020 | Laurence BoyceDirector: Salvador Simó Cast: Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomás, Cyril Corral Certificate: TBC Watch Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles online in the UK: BFI Player
Those who have seen Luis Buñuel’s work will know … Read More
First look UK TV review: Motherland: Fort Salem
August 2, 2020 | Helen ArcherSeason 3 premieres on 30th October 2022. This review is based on Season 1.
This new series has a lot to recommend it. Created by Eliot Laurence, the premise is beguiling, incorporating all the elements for what should be a … Read More
Make Up review: Beautifully atmospheric coming-of-age mystery
August 1, 2020 | David FarnorThis beautifully atmospheric coming-of-age mystery is a confident, stylish calling card for debut director Claire Oakley.Read More
Luce review: Complex, provocative, compelling drama
August 1, 2020 | Mark HarrisonKelvin Harrison Jr excels in this complex, provocative, compelling drama.Read More
White Lie review: A tense nail-biter
July 31, 2020 | Luke ChannellAn expertly crafted and compellingly performed nail-biter.Read More
















