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: 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
VOD film review: The Night Eats the World
August 27, 2018 | Martyn ConterioThis impressive French horror stands out as a zombie apocalypse tale with brains.Read More
VOD film Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
August 27, 2018 | Victoria CuratoloThis twee WWII adaptation has a mouthful of a title but leaves you still feeling hungry.Read More
















