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: Kidnap
October 18, 2017 | Ian Loring
A stripped-down thriller that doesn’t outstay its 91 minutes. Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Babysitter
October 17, 2017 | Ian Loring
This light, fun horror-comedy is McG’s best film in over a decade.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 5 (spoilers)
October 16, 2017 | Ian Winterton
Uncharacteristic F-bombs mar an otherwise solid episode.Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 4, Episode 8
October 16, 2017 | David Farnor
Halt and Catch Fire is doing some of its best work in this tender study of pain, loss and reconciliation.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 3, Episode 5
October 15, 2017 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers for Episode 5 of Outlander Season 3. Not caught up? Read our reviews here.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a time-travelling nurse and a Scottish warrior from the 1800s, who are separated by several … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Kingdom of Us
October 15, 2017 | David Farnor
This 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 Farnor
With 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 Williams
Big 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 Farnor
With 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 Farnor
Amazon’s podcast adaptation is an uneven but undoubtedly unique slice of horror television.Read More
