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.
Superhero Sundays: Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016)
July 26, 2020 | Matthew Turner
Hulk, Doctor Strange and some monstrous guest stars take on Nightmare in this Halloween Marvel adventure.Read More
Why Dead Still should be your next box set
July 26, 2020 | Brendon Connelly
Lighter on production value than ingenuity and impact, there’s more to this crime drama than meets the eye.Read More
VOD film review: Alice (2019)
July 25, 2020 | Anton Bitel
A mistreated mother rediscovers herself through the oldest profession in Josephine Mackerras’ strong feature debut.Read More
Digital theatre review: Othello (2015)
July 23, 2020 | David Farnor
Lucian Msamati steals the show in this fascinating, fresh take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.Read More
National Theatre at Home review: Amadeus (NT Live)
July 23, 2020 | David Farnor
This jaw-dropping production of Peter Shaffer’s iconic play is instantly iconic.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Impetigore (Perempuan Tanah Jahanam)
July 23, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Joko Anwar’s macabre melodrama finds a young woman and her old haunts cursed by historic sin.Read More
Fighting the Power: Britain After George Floyd: A sympathetic, informative documentary
July 22, 2020 | Helen Archer
This sympathetic and informative documentary takes us behind the scenes of the UK’s Black Lives Matter protests which took place over the course of the summer, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis … Read More
Stand-up comedy review: Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
July 22, 2020 | David Farnor
Dave Gorman’s endearingly specific stand-up lectures are a uniquely funny slice of polite British rage.Read More
Come As You Are review: Warm-hearted ensemble comedy
July 22, 2020 | David Farnor
This not-too-raunchy road trip is a charmingly frank and warm-hearted ensemble piece.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Ghosts of War
July 22, 2020 | David Farnor
An interesting idea is lost in the generic frenzy of this wartime horror.Read More
