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.
Netflix UK TV review: Magic for Humans
September 2, 2018 | David FarnorPart magic, part sketch show, this mini-box set from Justin Willman is enchantingly silly fun for all ages.Read More
VOD film review: Ghost Stories
September 2, 2018 | David FarnorThis chilling and entertaining adaptation of the stage play is a theatrical triumph. Read More
VOD film review: Inferno
September 1, 2018 | David FarnorThis formulaic adaptation of Dan Brown’s fiery thriller is closer to a soggy BBQ on a damp Bank Holiday Monday.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Demons (1985)
August 31, 2018 | Anton BitelLamberto Bava’s postmodern pandemonium presents the potential of horror viewing itself to unleash the beast within. Read More
Netflix UK film review: Roma
August 31, 2018 | David FarnorOne of the best films of 2018, Alfonso Cuaron’s personal love letter to the woman who raised him is an epic with a heart on its sleeve.Read More
Jack Ryan review: Expertly tense
August 31, 2018 | Chris BryantJack Ryan is not about spies, or shootouts, or heroism – it’s about tactics. From the titular CIA agent to his mysteriously disgraced new boss, to his shady new enemy and his struggling family, every moment of Amazon’s Tom Clancy … Read More
VOD film review: Cold War
August 31, 2018 | Martyn ConterioThis soulful love story set in the years after WWII is another artistic triumph for Pawel Pawlikowski.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 4
August 29, 2018 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with Season 4? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episode here.
“Is the man listening?” asks a vibrant sign painted by Jimmy in Better Call Saul’s fourth season. It’s a telling question … Read More
UK TV review: Sharp Objects finale (spoilers)
August 29, 2018 | David FarnorSharp Objects comes full circle with a killer final chapter.Read More
Catch Up TV reviews: How to Lose Seven Billion Pounds, Inside Alton Towers, Court of Appeal, Manhunting with My Mum
August 27, 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
















