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: The Pleasure of Being Robbed
January 11, 2020 | Ian Loring
Director: Josh Safdie Cast: Eleonore Hendricks, Josh Safdie Certificate: 18 Watch The Pleasure of Being Robbed online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
With the Safdie Brothers unleashing Uncut Gems, the most viscerally stimulating film of any … Read More
VOD film review: JT LeRoy
January 10, 2020 | David Farnor
Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern are sensational in this intriguing portrait of fame and fake identity.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: Ghost (1990)
January 10, 2020 | Mark Harrison
30 years on, Jerry Zucker’s immaculately paced genre-bender is a terrific date movieRead More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 12, Episode 2 (Spyfall Part 2)
January 9, 2020 | David Farnor
Season 12 serves up some shocking revelations with the rollicking conclusion to its opening two-parter.Read More
VOD film review: Burning (2018)
January 8, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Lee Chang-dong’s masterful pantomime thriller explores treacherously ambiguous borderlands of class and gender.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Witcher Season 1 (spoilers)
January 7, 2020 | Mike Williams
The Witcher’s high-quality fight sequences don’t quite redeem an underwhelming first season.Read More
VOD film review: Animals
January 7, 2020 | Bianca Garner
Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat are perfect in this truthful portrayal of the complexities of friendship in your 20s.Read More
Why you should be watching The Act on STARZPLAY
January 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Barely 12 months have passed since Patricia Arquette delivered an unrecognisable turn in Escape at Dannemora, a thriller based on true events that won her a Golden Globe, and she’s already back on our screens delivering another unrecognisable turn in … Read More
Why you should be watching Ramy on STARZPLAY
January 6, 2020 | David Farnor
This funny, thoughtful comedy deserves to be a big hit.Read More
BBC Three TV review: Eating with my Ex
January 5, 2020 | Helen Archer
Fans of the bite-sized portions of ‘Eating with my Ex’ – which racked up almost 20 million views when screened last year in short episodes – will be delighted it has now been made into a more fulfilling half hour … Read More
