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.
Shudder UK film review: The Battery (2012)
August 17, 2018 | Anton Bitel
Jeremy Gardner’s feature debut reduces the zombie apocalypse to an edgy buddy pic.Read More
VOD film review: The Eyes of Orson Welles
August 17, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Mark Cousins connects Orson Welles’ unseen artwork to his life and films in this fascinating, original documentary.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Disenchantment
August 15, 2018 | Nathanael Smith
Matt Groening’s latest is hit and miss but has all the ingredients to become something magical.Read More
A Quiet Place: Unbearably brilliant
August 15, 2018 | David Farnor
John Krasinski’s terrifyingly taut survival thriller is so good you’ll be shouting about it for weeks.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 2
August 14, 2018 | David Farnor
Kim 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 Farnor
Season 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 Farnor
Lennie 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 Farnor
Maternal bonds, social prejudice and hidden secrets collide in this compelling, nuanced Israeli drama.Read More
VOD film review: Terminal
August 12, 2018 | Josh Slater-Williams
A hyper-stylised Frankenstein’s monster of a movie, with dead tropes resurrected for a lifeless and tacky tale.Read More
