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.
Short film review: Bricks, Lock In, Ghosted
February 11, 2018 | David Farnor
On Sundays, we review short films available online. We call it Short Film Sunday. This week, we catch up with a trio of new shorts from Neville Pierce, film journo veteran and scarily talented director, who premiered his triple-bill on … Read More
Catch up TV review: Go 8 Bit, The Bulger Killers, James Bulger: A Mother’s Story, The X-Files
February 11, 2018 | David Farnor
What’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: Last Flag Flying
February 11, 2018 | David Farnor
Richard Linklater’s post-Iraq road trip is an uneven but poignant salute to patriotism and loss.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Batman Beyond – Return of the Joker (2000)
February 11, 2018 | Matthew Turner
The Joker’s return makes for a deliciously dark tale in this genuinely thrilling and shocking Future Batman adventure.Read More
UK TV review: Hard Sun
February 10, 2018 | David Farnor
Coherent. Logical. Boring. None of these words can be used to describe this bonkers apocalyptic thriller.Read More
The Good Place Season 2 refuses to play it safe
February 10, 2018 | Sophie Davies
The Good Place shows no sign of playing it safe with a smart, funny second season that never fails to surprise.Read More
Why you should be watching Kiri
February 10, 2018 | David Farnor
Sarah Lancashire is a superb in this grippingly complex ensemble drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: When We First Met
February 9, 2018 | Mark Harrison
The trend for revisiting Groundhog Day eats itself in this misjudged rom-com.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Grave Encounters 2 (2012)
February 9, 2018 | Anton Bitel
A postmodern ghost movie and meta found footage horror, where the ghosts are also the filmmakers.Read More
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 13
February 9, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
Warning: This contains spoilers for Episode 13 of Riverdale Season 2. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Move over, The Sound of Music. How to solve a problem like Archie Andrews (KJ … Read More
