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.
The 90s on Netflix: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
October 5, 2018 | Mark HarrisonAlan Rickman’s BAFTA-winning turn is the not-so-secret weapon of this earnest pantomime blockbuster.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 8 (spoilers)
October 2, 2018 | David FarnorKim is full of surprises as Better Call Saul busts out an enjoyable mini-heist.Read More
6 reasons why we love Travel Man
October 1, 2018 | David FarnorThe celebrity travelogue is one of the most tired TV formats around today. Richard Ayoade, though, is no ordinary celebrity. That‘s partly because he has his own weekly series of travelogues, which sees him trot the globe with a different … Read More
VOD film review: Gotti
September 30, 2018 | David FarnorA game John Travolta can’t redeem this muddled gangster drama.Read More
Catch up TV review: Alex, First Dates Hotel, Manson: The Lost Tapes
September 30, 2018 | 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.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Why you should be watching Succession
September 30, 2018 | David FarnorJesse Armstrong’s impeccably painful drama about a wealthy family is equal parts comedy and tragedy.Read More
Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi’s best episodes
September 30, 2018 | David FarnorIt was back in Season 4 of Nu Who that Peter Capaldi first showed his face in The Fires of Pompeii, but in 2013, he became the unlikely successor to Matt Smith in the TARDIS proper, ending a run of … Read More
VOD film review: Solo: A Star Wars Story
September 30, 2018 | David FarnorAlden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover bring irresistible charm to this inessential but entertaining Star Wars prequel.Read More
VOD film review: The Gospel According to Andre
September 28, 2018 | David FarnorFashion icon Andre Leon Talley is hugely entertaining to watch in this light, accessible documentary.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Bodyguard
September 24, 2018 | David FarnorJed Mercurio’s ridiculous and ridiculously tense paranoid thriller is relentlessly pulse-pounding television.Read More
















