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: Time: The Kalief Browder Story
September 10, 2019 | Helen ArcherThis documentary charting the mistreatment of Kalief Browder is a difficult but important watch.Read More
Terrace House: 9 reasons you should watch Netflix’s answer to Love Island
September 10, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix’s Japanese answer to Love Island is understated, uneventful and addictive – reality TV that feels, well, real.Read More
VOD film review: Bel Canto
September 9, 2019 | David FarnorThis disappointingly shallow hostage drama has the right notes, just not in the right order.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: A Confession, 50 Years of the Troubles, The Rob Rinder Verdict, Taskmaster S9
September 8, 2019 | David FarnorWhat’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
VOD film review: Leto
September 8, 2019 | David FarnorKirill Serebrennikov’s depiction of musical expression in the Soviet Union is a visually stunning ode to rebellion.Read More
VOD film review: Psycho (1960)
September 8, 2019 | Ian WintertonShockingly effective in 1960, the brilliance of Hitchcock’s horror remains undimmed to this day.Read More
VOD film review: Memory: The Origins of Alien
September 7, 2019 | David FarnorThis insightful essay about the thematic origins of Ridley Scott’s horror finds renewed fear and fascination in the franchise.Read More
VOD film review: Avengers: Endgame
September 6, 2019 | David FarnorWhat Marvel’s epic finale lacks in stakes it makes up for in sheer, spectacular fun.Read More
VOD film review: The Rock
September 6, 2019 | David FarnorNicolas Cage and Sean Connery are a hugely entertaining double-act in Michael Bay’s definitive 90s actioner.Read More
UK TV review: The Loudest Voice
September 5, 2019 | David FarnorThis stylish, well-acted biopic of Fox News founder Roger Ailes fails to scratch beneath the surface.Read More
















