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: Mission: Impossible – Fallout
December 4, 2018 | David Farnor
The Mission: Impossible franchise jumps to new heights with a gripping, astonishing piece of action cinema.Read More
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2: All the fizz and pop of an Aperol Spritz
December 4, 2018 | Jo Bromilow
Amazon’s divine comedy bursts back onto our screens with all the fizz and pop of an Aperol Spritz.Read More
VOD film review: Secret Santa (FrightFest Presents)
December 3, 2018 | David Farnor
For sheer mayhem and in-PC carnage, this jet-black seasonal satire is a festive treat not for the whole family.Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 9 (It Takes You Away)
December 2, 2018 | Mark Harrison
A frost-bitten fable that up-ends expectations at every opportunity.Read More
VOD film review: The Wild Pear Tree
December 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s poetic, novelistic piece of cinema depicts the arrogance of youth with funny, moving nuance.Read More
VOD film review: The Image Book
December 2, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
Godard’s latest video essay is an acquired taste, but is insightful, intriguing and always watchable.Read More
7 reasons you should be watching Fortitude
December 1, 2018 | David Farnor
This Thursday, Sky Atlantic’s Fortitude returns for a third season. Picking up from the bloody, spooky goings-on of Season 2, the show takes us back to the titular remote community in the Arctic, where nothing, and nobody, is what they … Read More
Why The Cry should be your next box set
December 1, 2018 | David Farnor
This gut-churning tale of a child’s disappearance is impeccably painful TV.Read More
VOD film review: Disobedience
December 1, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams deliver captivating performances in this powerful drama.Read More
UK TV review: The Highway Rat
December 1, 2018 | David Farnor
This short but sweet adaptation of the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler book is a tasty family treat.Read More
