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: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
November 27, 2017 | Mark HarrisonLuc Besson’s vibrant, miscast space opera is very weird and not quite as wonderful.Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 3, Episode 6
November 27, 2017 | David FarnorSupergirl’s muddled flashback episode doesn’t do justice to its main characters.Read More
VOD film review: The Keeping Room
November 26, 2017 | David FarnorThis thrilling tale of female survival at the end of the Civil War is a gripping revision of the Western genre.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Season 3, Episode 6 (Helen Hunt)
November 26, 2017 | Matthew TurnerHurray for Hollywood, Helen of Troy and Hedy Lamarr in this hilarious, fun-packed episode.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: She’s Gotta Have It (spoilers)
November 26, 2017 | Benedict SealLyrical, perfectly performed and bitingly relevant, Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It series is all Spike Lee and it’s glorious.Read More
Why you should be watching The Deuce
November 26, 2017 | Martyn ConterioA humanist drama streets ahead of most movies released in 2017, The Deuce is a surprising and thoroughly riveting watch. Read More
What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in December 2017?
November 26, 2017 | David FarnorIf you’re not in the Christmas spirit yet, wait until you see what’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video in December. No, not a bunch of festive flicks (although Bad Santa 2 and Office Christmas Party are on their way), … Read More
VOD film review: Brakes
November 25, 2017 | David FarnorAn excellent cast brings a dark honesty to this low-budget anti-rom-com.Read More
7 reasons why you should be watching Men on a Mission on Netflix UK
November 25, 2017 | Roxy SimonsThis over-the-top Korean variety show is a charming, funny, ridiculously entertaining watch.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 6, Episode 6 (Promises Kept)
November 25, 2017 | Matthew TurnerDiggle deals with his drug problem and the Slade Wilson two-parter concludes in a disappointingly average episode.Read More