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.
Infinite Football review: A disappointing documentary
May 11, 2020 | Mike WilliamsCorneliu Porumboiu’s intriguing but disappointing football documentary mostly scores own goals.Read More
VOD film review: Frankenstein (2018)
May 10, 2020 | David FarnorBernard Rose’s update of Mary Shelley’s classic table blends graphic horror with thoughtful tragedy.Read More
Why Quiz should be your next box set
May 10, 2020 | David FarnorITV’s account of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? cheating scandal is a sensational story, sensationally told.Read More
Catch up TV review: Van Der Valk, NHS Heroes, Harley Quinn
May 10, 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
Isolation Stories review: A cathartic chronicle of life in lockdown
May 10, 2020 | David FarnorMessy, real, intimate and moving, ITV’s historic tales of communication in crisis are an accomplished, cathartic chronicle of a nation in lockdown.Read More
The Whistlers review: An eccentric neo-noir
May 10, 2020 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAn eccentric, tightly plotted Romanian neo-noir.Read More
The Wretched review: Creepy, smart horror
May 8, 2020 | Matthew TurnerA teen suspects his neighbour is possessed in this creepy, smartly written horror.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Eddy
May 8, 2020 | David FarnorDamien Chazelle’s downbeat Parisian drama captures the rush of live jazz – if you can adjust to its tempo.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Noroi: The Curse (2005)
May 8, 2020 | Anton BitelA paranormal investigator is manipulated into pursuing – and filming – his doom in Koji Shiraishi’s found footage J-horror.Read More
VOD film review: Romantic Comedy
May 8, 2020 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThis exuberant essay film is an affectionate skewering of the rules and messages of the rom-com genre.Read More
















