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.
VOD film review: Coming to America
January 18, 2020 | Mark Harrison
Charming and disarming, Eddie Murphy’s ambitious rom-com mixes the silly with the sweet.Read More
VOD film review: Beverly Hills Cop
January 17, 2020 | Katherine McLaughlin
Eddie Murphy’s sparkling charisma makes this a hilarious and energetic watch.Read More
Cobra review: The political disaster thriller you don’t need but will watch anyway
January 17, 2020 | David Farnor
Robert Carlyle is a compellingly human lead in this bleak but entertaining political thriller.Read More
Sex Education Season 2 review: Side-splittingly funny
January 16, 2020 | David Farnor
Netflix’s charmingly crude coming-of-age comedy is smart, sweet and side-splittingly funny.Read More
VOD film review: Trading Places
January 15, 2020 | David Farnor
Director: John Landis Cast: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche Certificate: 15 Watch Trading Places online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / … Read More
UK TV review: Good Omens
January 15, 2020 | David Farnor
This absurd, excellently cast adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s fantasy is damn good fun.Read More
VOD film review: 48 Hrs
January 14, 2020 | David Farnor
Eddie Murphy delivers a starmaking turn in this definitive buddy cop thriller.Read More
First look Amazon UK TV review: Treadstone
January 14, 2020 | David Farnor
A fast pace and brutal action makes this Bourne spin-off a surprisingly arresting watch.Read More
Doctor Who TV review: Doctor Who Season 12, Episode 3
January 13, 2020 | David Farnor
Doctor Who delivers horror close to home with this fun, disturbing survival thriller.Read More
First look UK TV review: The Outsider
January 13, 2020 | David Farnor
Ben Mendelsohn is brilliant in HBO’s chillingly dark Stephen King mystery.Read More
