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.
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 5 (Episodes 5 and 6)
January 6, 2018 | David Farnor
Vikings’ fifth season keeps up the pace as it pits its two brutal antagonist against each other.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Grand Tour Season 2 Episode 5
January 6, 2018 | David Farnor
Tanks, sheep, shopping malls, and Bill Bailey. Episode 5 of The Grand Tour’s second season has it all – and entirely in the right doses. The sophomore run of Amazon’s motoring series continues to steer promisingly away from the dubious … Read More
VOD film review: Jupiter’s Moon
January 5, 2018 | Matthew Turner
An immigrant discovers he has superpowers in this beautifully shot, but flawed supernatural thriller.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 2
January 5, 2018 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains some spoilers for Dirk Gently Season 1. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of the first season here.
“Tina, we’ve got some holistic going on!”
There are a lot of problems with Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective … Read More
UK TV review: The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials (2017)
January 2, 2018 | David Farnor
With just the right balance of irreverence and fear, this delightfully dark three-parter is a piece of wickedly entertaining television.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Inside No. 9 Season 3
January 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Season 3’s increasingly versatile tone and ever-varied cast keeps this twisted anthology as funny and scary as ever.Read More
VOD film review: A Dark Song
January 2, 2018 | David Farnor
Gripping, unrelenting and unique, you’ve never seen a haunted house movie like this.Read More
VOD film review: Final Portrait
January 1, 2018 | David Farnor
This intimate two-hander is a fantastic showcase for two actors and a director at the top of their game.Read More
Catch up TV review: All Star Musicals, Travel Man: 48 Hours in Hong Kong, The Price Is Right
January 1, 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
UK TV review: Grandpa’s Great Escape
January 1, 2018 | David Farnor
This soaring adaptation of David Walliams’ novel is heartfelt and funny family viewing.Read More
