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.
True Crime Tuesdays: I Love You, Now Die
November 26, 2019 | Helen Archer
HBO’s detailed courtroom documentary is an important reminder of the complex, messy nature of truth.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead: Season 10, Episode 8 (The World Before)
November 25, 2019 | Neil Brazier
When it comes to mid-season finales, The Walking Dead excels at mediocrity. Over the years they have tried to avoid this by killing characters to create talking points, but lately, they have been used more for shock value which has … Read More
VOD film review: Taxi Driver
November 25, 2019 | David Farnor
Robert De Niro is remarkable in Martin Scorsese’s powerfully disturbing portrait of a lone man in New York.Read More
VOD film review: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
November 25, 2019 | Roxy Simons
This intense, action-packed flick hardly ever lets up.Read More
UK TV review: Shiro’s Story
November 24, 2019 | David Farnor
This wittily written musical drama is a gripping, moving and surprising story of consequences.Read More
VOD film review: The Lion King (2019)
November 24, 2019 | David Farnor
This visually stunning remake of The Lion King still needs to work on its roar.Read More
VOD film review: Permission
November 24, 2019 | David Farnor
This tense drama about a female footballer forbidden from leaving Iran is a powerful takedown of an unequal system.Read More
Channel 5 TV review: Cold Call
November 24, 2019 | David Farnor
Sally Lindsay is excellent in this chillingly plausible drama about someone who refuses to be the victim of a telephone scam.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Justice League – Doom (2012)
November 24, 2019 | Matthew Turner
The Justice League take on the Legion of Doom in this action-packed animated adventure.Read More
UK TV review: American Horror Story: 1984
November 23, 2019 | Martyn Conterio
American Horror Story’s slasher homage is a gory lark and maintains a quality sometimes lacking in the series.Read More
