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.
Reviewed: The 2018 Oscar nominated short films
February 25, 2018 | Laurence BoyceOur reviews of this year’s Oscar nominated short films, plus where you can watch them on VOD in the UK.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Mummy (2017)
February 24, 2018 | David FarnorUnable to choose between horror and action, this uneven reboot ends up a half-dead Tom Cruise blockbuster.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Everything Sucks!
February 24, 2018 | Sophie DaviesNetflix’s new high school comedy drama Everything Sucks! has charm, but is far from perfect. Less than a minute into the opening episode and we’ve had glimpses of, among other things, a paper fortune teller, a Troll doll and a … Read More
VOD film review: The Ritual
February 24, 2018 | Ian LoringSerious and grisly, The Ritual is an unsettling and effective piece of horror.Read More
First Look UK TV review: The Looming Tower
February 24, 2018 | Martyn ConterioThrillingly urgent with stakes as high as they go, Dan Futterman’s complex 9/11 drama is a compulsive watch with a strong cast.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Mute
February 23, 2018 | Anton BitelThematically rich but muted, Jones’ dystopian sci-fi sinks as much as it swims. Read More
VOD film review: The Ice King
February 23, 2018 | David FarnorAn engaging portrait of a significant sportsman who never set out to be an activist.Read More
VOD film review: Stake Land
February 23, 2018 | Anton BitelJim Mickle’s apocalyptic vampire coming-of-ager takes us on a defamiliarising trip though a polarised America.Read More
VOD film review: Golden Exits
February 22, 2018 | Matthew TurnerAlex Ross Perry crafts a perfectly pitched tale of desire and disappointment, with a standout performance from Emily Browning.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Tick Season 1, Part 2
February 22, 2018 | Andrew JonesWarning: This contains spoilers for the first part of The Tick Season 1. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of the first half here.
When we last left The Tick, our defiant heroes were thrust into disarray by the … Read More