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.
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 14 (spoilers)
February 5, 2018 | Ian Winterton
Star Trek Discovery serves up more first-rate excitement, building up to next week’s finale.Read More
VOD film review: Struggle for Life
February 5, 2018 | Ryan Gumbley
This sharply political comedy is a too chaotic for its own good.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Cloverfield Paradox
February 5, 2018 | Mark Harrison
Netflix’s cheeky Cloverfield release is sadly the weakest installment in the franchise so far.Read More
First look Walter Presents TV review: Maltese: The Mafia Detective
February 4, 2018 | David Farnor
The end of a TV episode is normally the thing that makes you want to keep watching, but sometimes, it’s the beginning. So it is with Maltese: The Mafia Detective, Walter Presents’ new Italian drama.
The streaming service launched a … Read More
Catch up TV review: Unspun with Matt Forde S4, The Special Needs Employment Agency, The Wine Show, Death Row 2018
February 4, 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
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2, Episode 8 and 9
February 4, 2018 | David Farnor
Season 2 of The Grand Tour continues to find form in going back to its Top Gear roots. There’s a tricky balance to strike, though, between keeping things fresh and repeating familiar tricks. Episode 8 tackles that head-on, with a … Read More
VOD film review: Cronos (1993)
February 4, 2018 | Anton Bitel
Guillermo del Toro’s feature debut transmutes the vampire mythos into a Biblical fable of temptation and self-sacrifice.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 4, Episode 5 (Metalhead) – spoilers
February 3, 2018 | David Farnor
Black Mirror does Terminator in this impressively visceral thriller that’s lacking a heart.Read More
VOD film review: Lies We Tell
February 3, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Gabriel Byrne tries to protect his boss’ Muslim lover in this well-intentioned but poorly executed British thriller.Read More
Netflix UK TV Review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 12
February 2, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
Warning: This contains spoilers for Episode 12 of Riverdale Season 2. Not seen Riverdale? Catch up with spoiler-free review of the first three episodes.
Riverdale is well into its second season run and the show remains one of the … Read More
