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: Mary and the Witch’s Flower
September 15, 2018 | David Farnor
This magical coming-of-age tale is an enchanting adventure of identity and belonging.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Luke Cage Season 2
September 15, 2018 | David Farnor
Luke Cage’s complex, surprising second season is a nuanced exploration of power, masculinity and generational sins.Read More
BBC TV review: Killing Eve (spoiler-free)
September 15, 2018 | David Farnor
Dark, violent, and endlessly witty, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s addictively unpredictable thriller is a funny, female-led treat.Read More
VOD film review: Scanners (1981)
September 14, 2018 | Anton Bitel
David Cronenberg’s coolly clinical sci-fi Scanners is mind-blowing art for outsiders.Read More
VOD film review: Reinventing Marvin
September 14, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Finnegan Oldfield and Julies Porier deliver compelling performances in Anne Fontaine’s affecting but occasionally pretentious coming-out story.Read More
VOD film review: Lucky
September 14, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Harry Dean Stanton delivers a wonderful penultimate performance in this delightful, low-key indie drama.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Iron Fist Season 2 (Episodes 4 to 10)
September 13, 2018 | Chris Bryant
Iron Fist’s routine second season is salvaged by a trio of independent women.Read More
Netflix UK film review: On My Skin (Sulla Mia Pelle)
September 12, 2018 | David Farnor
Netflix’s powerful, important drama brings a national tragedy to a global stage.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 6 (spoilers)
September 11, 2018 | David Farnor
It’s a hard-knock life in this slow-burn episode that takes us far from the brightly lit happy days of the past.Read More
