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 film review: Kingdom of Us
October 15, 2017 | David FarnorThis moving exploration of family trauma is raw, honest documentary filmmaking.Read More
London Film Festival reviews: Let the Corpses Tan, Good Time, Thelma, Downsizing, The Endless, The Lovers, The Killing of a Sacred Deer
October 15, 2017 | David FarnorWith Netflix, Amazon, MUBI and more all taking to London’s Leicester Square to showcase a diverse range of films, we head to the London Film Festival to review the latest films – and TV shows – either looking for distribution … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Big Mouth
October 15, 2017 | Mike WilliamsBig Mouth, Netflix’s latest original animated series, is set around the adolescent lives of Andrew, Nick, Jessi, and Jay, as they embark on the nightmarish and testing phase of puberty. Maurice the Hormone Monster rears his aggressive, encouraging head throughout … Read More
London Film Festival reviews: Ghost Stories, Good Manners, The Florida Project, The Big Bad Fox and Other Stories
October 14, 2017 | David FarnorWith Netflix, Amazon, MUBI and more all taking to London’s Leicester Square to showcase a diverse range of films, we head to the London Film Festival to review the latest films – and TV shows – either looking for distribution … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Lore Season 1
October 13, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon’s podcast adaptation is an uneven but undoubtedly unique slice of horror television.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 1
October 13, 2017 | Martyn ConterioRiverdale returns to our screens in style, as the gang rally around Archie.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Combat Shock (1984)
October 13, 2017 | Anton BitelGiovinazzo’s sleazy slice of gonzo filmmaking is a gritty riposte to Reagan’s yuppified American Dream.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Hook (1991)
October 13, 2017 | Mark HarrisonSpielberg’s post-modern Pan has some happy thoughts, but loses its marbles.Read More
Why you should be watching Mindhunter on Netflix
October 12, 2017 | David FarnorMore talk show than crime thriller, Mindhunter is a gripping study of our fascination with criminals.Read More
First look UK TV review: Norskov
October 11, 2017 | David FarnorWhen it comes to Scandinavian TV, us Brits like to focus on plot. The winding, expansive narratives. The script, which gives time to find nuances in both the lives of victims of crime and the detectives investigating them. The gripping … Read More