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.
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 3, Part 2 (Spoilers)
May 18, 2019 | Martyn ConterioJust when you thought Riverdale couldn’t get any crazier… it got crazier. Read More
VOD film review: Birds of Passage
May 17, 2019 | David FarnorStunningly shot and epic in scope, this unique crime drama fuses gangster thrills with ethnographic observation.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Wandering Earth
May 16, 2019 | Katie Smith-WongChina’s first sci-fi blockbuster is bold and silly, but when a film looks this gorgeous, it’s hard not to be mesmerised.Read More
VOD film review: Darkness Visible
May 16, 2019 | Anton BitelNeil Biswas’ Indian émigré horror is both a mystical murder mystery and an Oedipal chronicle of deaths foretold.Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5
May 15, 2019 | David FarnorGame of Thrones’ penultimate episode delivers jaw-dropping spectacle even as it rushes its key moments.Read More
VOD film review: Somers Town
May 15, 2019 | David FarnorShane Meadows’ hearwarming tale of international friendship is an unassuming, undderrated gem.Read More
VOD film review: Stan & Ollie
May 14, 2019 | David FarnorSteve Coogan and John C. Reilly capture the magic of entertainment and friendship in this warm, winning biopic.Read More
VOD film review: The Favourite
May 13, 2019 | David FarnorSurprising, side-splitting and superbly twisted, this costume drama fizzes and bubbles with manic energy.Read More
UK TV review: Victoria Season 3
May 12, 2019 | David FarnorNational tensions and personal drama collide in the uneven but enjoyable third season of ITV’s royal drama.Read More
Catch Up TV review: Taskmaster S8, When I Grow Up, Planet Child, Sex on Trial
May 12, 2019 | David FarnorWhat’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.
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