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.
007: Road to a Million: Season 2: A successful reboot
August 23, 2025 | Ivan Radford
This successful, and sorely needed, reformatting of Amazon’s James Bond reality series makes for a thrilling and fun competition.Read More
Why you should be watching Amazon’s Upload
August 23, 2025 | David Farnor
Greg Daniels’ high-concept sci-fi comedy balances absurd silliness with satirical smarts.Read More
Unforgivable: Moving, thoughtful storytelling
August 23, 2025 | David Farnor
Jimmy McGovern’s understated exploration of the aftermath of abuse is a masterclass in moving, thoughtful storytelling.Read More
Juror #2: A taut, morally slippery drama
August 22, 2025 | Ivan Radford
Nicholas Hoult is magnetic in Clint Eastwood’s taut but morally slippery legal drama.Read More
September 5: A tense, absorbing thriller
August 22, 2025 | David Farnor
This retelling of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Summer Olympics is a tense, absorbing thriller.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Chloe Ayling: My Unbelievable Kidnapping
August 19, 2025 | Helen Archer
In 2017, Chloe Ayling, a fairly unknown glamour model from Surrey, travelled to Milan for what she and her then-agent thought was a photoshoot. In fact, the appointment she had made was with Łukasz Herba and his brother, Michal, who … Read More
Jurassic World: Rebirth: A thrilling back-to-basics revival
August 19, 2025 | Ivan Radford
This refreshingly back-to-basics sequel is an exhilarating survival thriller with action, horror, heart and – yes – dinosaurs.Read More
The Pickup: An entertaining ride
August 18, 2025 | David Farnor
More action than comedy, if you put down your expectations, The Pickup is an entertaining ride.Read More
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: A satisfyingly ridiculous finale
August 18, 2025 | David Farnor
Nailbiting and heartwarming in equal measure, this bombastic concluding chapter is sheer, satisfyingly ridiculous spectacle.Read More
Alien: Earth: Ambitious, fascinating and terrifying
August 17, 2025 | David Farnor
Noah Hawley’s ambitious entry into the Alien franchise is a fascinating, terrifying, thrilling new spin on the sci-fi horror.Read More
