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.
Catch up TV reviews: The Circle, The Big Audition, Border Force America’s Gatekeepers
October 7, 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
Private Life: Smart, frank filmmaking
October 7, 2018 | David FarnorPaul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn are brilliant in this spikily funny, raw and moving drama.Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 1 (The Woman Who Fell To Earth)
October 7, 2018 | Mark HarrisonAs down-to-earth as its title suggests, Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker arrive with a departure from formula.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Demons 2 (1986)
October 5, 2018 | Anton BitelLamberto Bava’s small-screen sequel lets the devil out of the box.Read More
The Man in the High Castle Season 3: Spoiler-free review
October 5, 2018 | David FarnorFake news packs a real punch in the third season of Amazon’s dizzying ambitious political sci-fi.Read More
VOD film review: That Good Night
October 5, 2018 | David FarnorJohn Hurt is magnificent in this middling drama that provides a quietly profound showcase for the actor.Read 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
















