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.
First look UK TV review: Resident Alien
February 18, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Alan Tudyk is excellent in this sinister and silly sci-fi comedy.Read More
Why Hannibal should be your next box set
February 18, 2021 | Staff Reporter
It’s not always easy to build up an appetite for a TV show that’s already been cancelled – especially when it’s been ended prematurely – but NBC’s Hannibal is an exception that’s worth sinking your teeth into.
Created by … Read More
First look UK TV review: Devils Season 1
February 17, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This glossy financial thriller is more about the style than delivering substantial returns.Read More
VOD film review: School’s Out Forever
February 17, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This school-set apocalyptic comedy-horror is a darkly entertaining ride.Read More
Catch TV review: Hypothetical S3, Unforgivable, Great Pottery Throw Down S4, Marcella S3
February 17, 2021 | Ivan Radford
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
Stand up comedy review: Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk
February 17, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Netball, politics and the environment collide in this entertaining, rousing manifest for a better world.Read More
VOD film review: Abominable (2019)
February 17, 2021 | Staff Reporter
A young girl and a yeti team up for this sweet, entertaining animated adventure.Read More
VOD film review: Benny Loves You
February 15, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Karl Holt’s feature debut finds a hilariously playful side to a man-child’s darker impulses. Read More
IFFR film review: Riders of Justice
February 14, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Roland Møller Certificate: TBC Watch Riders of Justice online in the UK: Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Anders Thomas Jensen is a prolific screenwriter and in Riders of Justice, he reunites … Read More
Classic Doctor Who on BritBox: The great series romances
February 14, 2021 | Mark Harrison
Offering 626 Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox is bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we turn on the TARDIS randomiser for a monthly … Read More
