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.
Shudder UK film review: The Room (2019)
March 21, 2020 | Anton Bitel
The trap of capitalism and Oedipal family relations collide in this creepy, Twilight Zone-esque fable.Read More
VOD film review: Knives Out
March 21, 2020 | David Farnor
With a stellar cast and witty script, Rian Johnson’s modern whodunnit is knowing, surprising fun.Read More
VOD film review: Dogs Don’t Wear Pants
March 21, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
A surprisingly joyful and darkly comic exploration of grief, trauma and desire.
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VOD film review: Terminator: Dark Fate
March 20, 2020 | David Farnor
This surprisingly forward-thinking reboot is a sequel that brings new life to the Terminator franchise.Read More
VOD film review: Emma (2020)
March 20, 2020 | Katherine McLaughlin
A funny cast and a witty script make this candy-coloured Jane Austen adaptation a bubbly, energetic watch.Read More
MUBI UK film review: The Truth
March 20, 2020 | Luke Channell
Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche are a constant delight in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s wistful, warm and witty family portrait.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
March 20, 2020 | Charlotte Harrison
Octavia Spencer is excellent in this disappointingly superficial biographical drama.Read More
UK TV review: Breeders
March 19, 2020 | David Farnor
Martin Freeman plays impressively against type in this darkly funny exploration of parenting and toxic masculinity.Read More
VOD film review: Last Christmas
March 16, 2020 | David Farnor
This misjudged rom-com based on George Michael’s song isn’t something to give to someone special.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead: Season 10, Episode 12 (Walk with Us)
March 16, 2020 | Neil Brazier
Picking up directly where the last episode ended, Walk With Us finds us knee-deep in the middle of a war upon Hilltop. The setup teased a potential Game of Thrones Battle-of-Winterfell-style episode – one full hour of raw, visceral, bloody … Read More
