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.
Why La Mante should be your next box set on Netflix UK
February 18, 2018 | Matthew TurnerStruggling to fill that Mindhunter-shaped hole in your life? Still smarting after the cancellation of Hannibal? Already binge-watched Spiral Season 6? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, then French serial killer thriller La Mante has your … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: First Team: Juventus
February 18, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s first football documentary series is a stylish but shallow affair.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Altered Carbon (spoilers)
February 17, 2018 | Ned NewberryNetflix’s stylish, dark, action-packed noir is the most cyber-punk story ever committed to television.Read More
VOD film review: Ava
February 17, 2018 | David FarnorThis vibrant French coming-of-age drama is a spirited ode to seizing the day while the sun sets.Read More
VOD film review: Fast & Furious 8
February 16, 2018 | David FarnorDirector: F. Gary Gray Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron Certificate: 12 Watch Fast & Furious 8 online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / … Read More
Mozart in the Jungle: The best TV show you haven’t seen
February 16, 2018 | David FarnorMozart in the Jungle returns for Season 4 on Friday 16th February exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Based on Blair Tindall’s memoirs of being a professional classical musician, the comedy series has won two Golden Globes since it first … Read More
VOD film review: The Devil’s Backbone
February 15, 2018 | David FarnorThis stripped-down ghost story is a haunting, melancholic tale of the divide between monsters and monstrous humans.Read More
VOD film review: The LEGO Ninjago Movie
February 14, 2018 | Mark HarrisonA colourful, fitfully funny adventure that nevertheless falls short of previous LEGO escapades.Read More
VOD film review: Loving Vincent
February 12, 2018 | David FarnorThis hand-painted portrait of the troubled artist is a breathtaking, unique piece of art.Read More
VOD film review: Hellboy
February 12, 2018 | David FarnorThis wonderfully weird blockbuster opened a mainstream portal to Guillermo del Toro’s imagination.Read More