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 review: Non-Fiction
October 22, 2019 | David Farnor
Director: Olivier Assayas Cast: Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne, Christa Théret, Nora Hamzawi Certificate: 15 Watch Non-Fiction online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema
Arriving just before his new political thriller, Wasp Network, and just after his Kristen Stewart-led … Read More
First look TV review: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 1
October 21, 2019 | Helen Archer
You’d have to be living under a rock not to notice the launch of Drag Race UK. The publicity it’s receiving is befitting this behemoth of a show. The original, US version, fronted by RuPaul, is this year celebrating its … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 10, Episode 3 (Ghosts)
October 21, 2019 | Neil Brazier
This is a spoiler-free review of Episode 3 of Season 10. Already seen the episode? Read on for full spoilers after its UK broadcast.
Before the Whisperers, The Walking Dead had an alpha, and it was not Rick Grimes. Since … Read More
Watchmen (HBO): Timely, unusual and thrilling TV
October 21, 2019 | David Farnor
Damon Lindelof’s remix of Watchmen is compulsively unusual, excitingly ambitious and challengingly pertinent television.Read More
London Film Festival review: The Aeronauts, 37 Seconds, Monsoon, Jojo Rabbit
October 20, 2019 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon and MUBI debuting their latest exclusives and originals at the London Film Festival, we head to Leicester Square to catch up with some of the films on offer.
For more of our coverage from the 2019 London … Read More
UK TV review: Succession Season 2
October 20, 2019 | David Farnor
Excruciatingly hilarious and flawlessly written, Jesse Armstrong’s biting satire is as gripping, funny and bleak as ever.Read More
Catch Up TV review: Celebrity Hunted S2, The Circle S2 Finale
October 20, 2019 | David Farnor
What’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
Looking for Alaska review: Beautifully acted teen drama
October 19, 2019 | Helen Archer
This eight-part drama, adapted by The OC creator Josh Schwartz from the young adult novel by John Green, introduces us to a motley crew of prank-loving youngsters who attend Culver Creek boarding school in remote Alabama. Miles ‘Pudge’ Halter (Charlie … Read More
Dolemite Is My Name: Infectiously fun
October 19, 2019 | Anton Bitel
Craig Brewer’s infectiously fun making-of meta-movie shows brothers (and one sister) doing it for themselves in 70s America. Read More
VOD film review: Blindspotting
October 19, 2019 | Chris Bryant
Social commentary and thrills combine in this spectacularly crafted study of gentrification and racism.Read More
