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: Vivarium (2019)
March 27, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Lorcan Finnegan’s haunting domestic nightmare finds sci-fi angst at the bottom of suburban life.Read More
VOD film review: System Crasher
March 27, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Nora Fingscheidt’s energetic, thought-provoking drama celebrates and despairs its young heroine’s path of rebellion.Read More
A beginner’s guide to Disney animated movies
March 26, 2020 | Nathanael Smith
One of the big selling points of Disney+ is having the widest array of Disney’s animated classics all in one streaming platform. Nostalgic millennials will wrap themselves in the comfort blanket of Aladdin, parents will be introducing their children to … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Love Is Blind
March 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Netflix’s novel dating series is reality TV at its best and worst.Read More
First look UK TV review: Hitmen
March 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Mel and Sue are a convincing double act in this darkly funny and oddly sweet comedy about two assassins.Read More
VOD film review: Frozen II
March 24, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This visually stunning, ear-worming sequel is a deceptively mature tale of love, acceptance and growth.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
March 24, 2020 | Helen Archer
Every Tuesday, our resident true crime obsessive gets their fix with a documentary film or series. We call it True Crime Tuesdays.
In these disquieting times, viewers are doubtless seeking some sort of escapism from a grim news cycle and … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Star Trek: Picard: Season 1, Episode 9 (Et in Arcadia Ego pt.1)
March 24, 2020 | Chris Bryant
The tension feels a little too synthetic in Picard’s rushed penultimate episode.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 5 (Episode 4 and 5)
March 23, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Jimmy and Kim team up as Better Call Saul’s fifth season pulls their fates further apart.Read More
The Walking Dead: Season 10, Episode 13 (What We Become)
March 23, 2020 | Neil Brazier
Deviating from the Whisperer War – and let’s be honest, after the last episode we could use a breather – What We Become doesn’t relent in its poignancy, for this is Michonne’s (Danai Gurira) farewell episode. The last Michonne-centric episode, … Read More
