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 film review: The Velvet Queen
April 29, 2022 | Ivan RadfordThis understated quest to photograph an elusive snow leopard in Tibet is a thoughtful, spellbinding ode to nature.Read More
UK TV review: Here We Go
April 29, 2022 | Ivan RadfordHere We Go premieres on BBC One at 8.30pm on 29th April, with the full box set available on BBC iPlayer.
Laughing at the past two years isn’t something that comes easily – and yet BBC Two’s new comedy managed … Read More
Time Travel Thursday: The Final Countdown (1980)
April 28, 2022 | Matthew TurnerKirk Douglas and Martin Sheen headline this disappointing thriller about a modern-day Navy warship getting transported to Pearl Harbour in 1941.Read More
Catch up TV: Brooklyn Nine-Nine S8, Comedians Giving Lectures S3, Romeo & Duet
April 27, 2022 | Ivan RadfordWhat’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.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 8 (All 4)
The idea … Read More
VOD film review: Uncharted
April 27, 2022 | Laurence BoyceThis action-packed video game adaptation is a familiar but diverting ride.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
April 26, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis lightly amusing life insurance fraud drama is a quintessentially British retelling of a quintessentially inept British crime.Read More
Russian Doll Season 2 review: A wild ride
April 26, 2022 | Sophie DaviesThe second season of Natasha Lyonne’s stunning, ambitious time-bending series is just as inventive and compelling as the first.Read More
VOD film review: The Souvenir: Part II
April 25, 2022 | Charlotte HarrisonJoanna Hogg’s raw, self-reflective exploration of processing trauma is a creative tribute to the transformative power of cinema.Read More
VOD film review: Held
April 25, 2022 | Anton BitelTravis Cluff and Chris Lofing’s entrapment thriller stages manipulative scenes from a marriage under patriarchy.Read More
Classic Doctor Who on BritBox: The best of Tegan Jovanka
April 24, 2022 | Mark HarrisonOffering 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