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: Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 2
August 14, 2018 | David FarnorKim shines in a gripping chapter of this Breaking Bad prequel that sees Gus tighten his gloomy grip. Read More
UK TV review: Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1 (spoilers and timeline explained)
August 13, 2018 | David FarnorSeason 4’s ambitious but uneven first half loses points for unnecessary execution.Read More
First look UK TV review: Fear the Walking Dead: Season 4
August 12, 2018 | David FarnorLennie James’ Morgan is a promising addition to a spin-off series that risks becoming too similar to its cousin.Read More
Mama’s Angel: Social tensions spark in this nuanced Israeli drama
August 12, 2018 | David FarnorMaternal bonds, social prejudice and hidden secrets collide in this compelling, nuanced Israeli drama.Read More
VOD film review: Terminal
August 12, 2018 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA hyper-stylised Frankenstein’s monster of a movie, with dead tropes resurrected for a lifeless and tacky tale.Read More
Why you should be watching Young and Promising on Walter Presents
August 12, 2018 | David FarnorYoung and Promising is back on our screens this summer, with Season 3 joining Season 1 and 2 on Walter Presents, All 4’s streaming channel dedicated to foreign-language TV. Following three Oslo girls in their mid-late 20s and their lives, … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Hang Ups, Peng Life, The Foreign Doctors Are Coming, Saving Poundstretcher
August 12, 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
Netflix UK film review: Ready Player One
August 12, 2018 | David FarnorSteven Spielberg crafts a thrilling, jaw-dropping piece of pop culture candy where visuals distract from a shallow script.Read More
byNWR: Is Nicolas Winding Refn’s streaming service a modern cult classic?
August 12, 2018 | David Farnor“What’s needed is art,” Nicolas Winding Refn wrote recently in an op-ed setting out the aims for his new site, byNWR. For Winding Refn, the director Only God Forgives and Drive, the word “art” doesn’t mean what he considers the … Read More
















