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: True Detective Season 3
January 13, 2019 | David Farnor
Mahershala Ali is magnificent, bringing fresh focus and tension to True Detective’s rejuvenated third season.Read More
Why you should be watching 3Below: Tales of Arcadia on Netflix
January 13, 2019 | Nathanael Smith
Guillermo del Toro’s exciting Trollhunters follow-up will delight all of us who love travelling the universe in our imaginations. Read More
Netflix UK film review: Upgrade
January 12, 2019 | David Farnor
Leigh Whannell’s inventive body horror fuses old-school revenge with modern tech paranoia.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The American Meme
January 12, 2019 | Matthew Turner
This entertaining documentary explores the lives of social media superstars, finding intriguing insight and unexpected emotion.Read More
VOD film review: Red Sparrow
January 11, 2019 | David Farnor
A dedicated turn by Jennifer Lawrence can’t redeem this uneven, grisly spy thriller.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Interior (2015)
January 11, 2019 | Anton Bitel
Trevor Juras’ low-budget Canadian debut is an unnervingly absurd tale of illness, alienation and escape into the interior.Read More
The Crimson Rivers: A dark French thriller
January 11, 2019 | David Farnor
A compelling cast and strong sense of location make it easy to go with the flow of this dark French thriller.Read More
Sex Education: Netflix’s coming-of-age comedy is naughty and nice
January 10, 2019 | VOD News
Netflix’s hilarious, heartfelt and honest coming-of-age comedy is charmingly lewd and loveable.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 3
January 9, 2019 | Nathanael Smith
Netflix’s wonderfully dark kids’ series finds fresh complexity, depth and momentum in a satisfying finale.Read More
Why you should be watching Catastrophe
January 8, 2019 | David Farnor
Channel 4’s Catastrophe ran for a grand total of four seasons, bringing with it an escalating wave of insults, laughs and romance in the unlikeliest of places. (Read our review of Season 4 here.) Written by and starring Rob Delaney … Read More
