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: Jellyfish
June 26, 2019 | Laurence Boyce
This superbly acted coming-of-age Brit flick isn’t exactly what you’d call a comedy – but it’s a helluva set.Read More
Catch Up TV review: Catch-22, Ackley Bridge S3, The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
June 25, 2019 | David Farnor
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
VOD film review: Sorry to Bother You
June 24, 2019 | David Farnor
Boots Riley’s absurd, shrewd satire of modern society is an unpredictable, entertaining ride.Read More
VOD film review: The Flood
June 23, 2019 | David Farnor
Well acted and well intentioned, The Flood is a compelling, sincere drama, but one lacking in clarity.Read More
Amazon UK TV Review: Too Old to Die Young (spoilers)
June 23, 2019 | Martyn Conterio
Warning: This review contains spoilers and is based on all 13 hours of Too Old to Die Young. Not seen the series? You can read our spoiler-free review of the two episodes that premiered at Cannes here. It … Read More
Netflix UK film review: A Private War
June 22, 2019 | Bianca Garner
This uneven biopic of journalist Marie Colvin is worth watching for Rosamund Pike’s stellar performance alone.Read More
Hayley Goes… review: A humorous, down-to-earth documentary
June 21, 2019 | Helen Archer
Hayley Pearce – who made a name for herself as the tea lady in BBC’s 2013 fly-on-the-wall documentary The Call Centre – is back with her second season of Hayley Goes…, in which she investigates all manner of Gen X … Read More
VOD film review: The Captor
June 21, 2019 | Anton Bitel
Robert Budreau’s reimagining of the heist that gave us the term “Stockholm Syndrome” is a strange, funny, surprising thrill ride.Read More
VOD film review: Holy Lands
June 21, 2019 | Matthew Turner
An unlikely double act of James Caan and Tom Hollander is the main reason to see this stodgy drama.Read More
Why Neon Genesis Evangelion should be your next box set
June 21, 2019 | Ned Newberry
Ghost in the Shell, Akira, anything from Studio Ghibli, these are some of the major pillars that transformed ‘Japanimation’ into the beloved anime that proliferates in popular culture. Today, another titan of anime lands on Netflix UK: Neon Genesis Evangelion, … Read More
