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.
UK TV review: Outlander Season 3, Episode 9
November 20, 2017 | David FarnorOutlander is all at sea in this underwhelming, thinly-scripted filler episode.Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 3, Episode 5
November 20, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. For how to watch Supergirl, click here.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re in any doubt about someone being a villain in a superhero TV show, they will immediately do something so obviously … Read More
Catch up TV review: Gone to Pot, British Workers Wanted, Lifers Behind Bars
November 19, 2017 | 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
VOD film review: The Big Sick
November 19, 2017 | Luke ChannellFunny, moving and sharply written, The Big Sick is a film you’ll never get tired of.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Justice League – The New Frontier (2008)
November 19, 2017 | Matthew TurnerSuperman, Batman and Wonder Woman meet Green Lantern, The Flash and Martian Manhunter in this successful, entertaining adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s comics.Read More
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 3, Episode 5
November 18, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 5. Not seen Episode 5? Read our spoiler-free review of Season 3’s opening episode.
Season 3 of Mr. Robot hits its halfway point with one of the show’s best episodes to date. Sam Esmail’s … Read More
VOD film review: Good Time
November 18, 2017 | David FarnorRobert Pattinson is magnetic in this gripping, visceral and thrillingly unpredictable ride.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow Season 3, Episode 5
November 18, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThe team head to Victorian London and have their first encounter with the season’s overall villain in a solid episode.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 6, Episode 5 (Deathstroke Returns)
November 18, 2017 | Matthew TurnerOliver teams up with Deathstroke and Vigilante’s identity is revealed on an underwhelming episode of Arrow.Read More
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 6
November 17, 2017 | Martyn ConterioWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 6 of Riverdale Season 2. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Drag racing, drug busts and Cheryl Blossom playing teen detective. It was all going off … Read More