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.
Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Ismael’s Ghosts, Loveless, A Prayer Before Dawn, April’s Daughter, Redoubtable
May 24, 2017 | Martyn ConterioIn Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 20
May 23, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
We need to talk about James Olsen. Once one of Supergirl’s most promising sidekicks, the photographer-turned-media-empire-boss-turned-masked-vigilante has swiftly become the show’s worst character, failing to fit in anywhere, failing to convince anyone that he really wants … Read More
Netflix UK film review: A Silent Voice
May 23, 2017 | Roxy SimonsThis moving anime is a hard-hitting tale of love and hope.Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Reborn (Le Repenti)
May 22, 2017 | David FarnorThis quietly gripping thriller puts a fresh face on old cliches.Read More
VOD film review: Sing
May 22, 2017 | Andrew JonesThis musical comedy is a charming animation packed with overwhelming positivity.Read More
Netflix UK film review: 10 Years (2011)
May 22, 2017 | RubyA cast of future stars make this high-school reunion one to watch, if not remember.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: American Gods Episode 4 (spoilers)
May 22, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsLaura Moon takes centre stage in a masterful episode of television.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Get Me Roger Stone
May 21, 2017 | David FarnorThis profile of the political player behind the US President is an important insight into rise of Donald Trump.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Go 8 Bit DLC, The Fake News Show, Ivanka Trump
May 21, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’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
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor: Episode 21 (Brace for Impact)
May 21, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers
“I have seen the one thing that will bind us all together,” says President Kirkman in the Season 1 finale of Designated Survivor. The audience tenses up. Is he going to say it? He’s not going … Read More