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.
How to Have Sex review: An accomplished, devastating debut
January 27, 2024 | David Farnor
Molly Manning Walker’s frank take on a summer holiday is an accomplished, devastating debut.Read More
Bottoms review: Irresistible fun
January 26, 2024 | Mark Harrison
Not big, not clever, just fun – Bottoms is a wonderfully belligerent knockout.Read More
UK TV review: Expats
January 26, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Lulu Wang’s handsome Hong Kong drama is a thoughtful study of perspective, privilege and empathy.Read More
Masters of the Air: A soaring feat of TV
January 26, 2024 | Ivan Radford
This soaring WWII drama is a dazzling, dizzying, disorienting feat of TV.Read More
VOD film review: Fast X
January 26, 2024 | David Farnor
Jason Momoa’s larger-than-life villain brings fresh peril to this bloated but entertaining franchise.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Nyad
January 25, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster are superb in this stirring swimming biopic.Read More
VOD film review: Anatomy of a Fall
January 25, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Justine Triet’s slow, clinical courtroom drama is an absorbing dissection of a marriage.Read More
The Bear Season 2 review: Funny, fierce and profound
January 23, 2024 | Ivan Radford
The Bear just gets better and better with this profound, funny, seasoned second course.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: American Nightmare
January 23, 2024 | Helen Archer
Netflix’s startling true crime documentary is a scream of frustration at what women have to do to be believed about their own experiences.Read More
Wonka review: A fizzy lifting delight
January 23, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Stuffed with pure imagination and charm, this playful remix of Willy Wonka’s early years is a fizzy lifting delight.Read More
