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.
UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 5, Episode 21 (Honor Thy Fathers)
May 21, 2017 | Matthew TurnerPrometheus readies his endgame and the flashbacks come full circle in an episode that finds fun uses for concrete.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Into the Badlands Season 2, Episode 9
May 21, 2017 | Chris BryantSeason 2 sets the stage for the finale with a functional but revealing penultimate episode.Read More
VOD film review: Spaceship
May 20, 2017 | Matthew TurnerEmo teens speculate that their missing friend has been abducted in this stylish, colourful but frustrating feature debut.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Master of None Season 2 (spoilers)
May 20, 2017 | Tom BondWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Season 2 of Master of None? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episodes.
It hurts watching someone get their heart broken. At the end of Season 1 of Master of None, Dev (Aziz … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 6 (Extremis)
May 20, 2017 | Mark Harrison“Virtue is only virtue in extremis.” Steven Moffat is back on Doctor Who scripting duties with an adventure that spans from the Vatican to CERN, and from Washington DC to a far-off planet in the past. There’s no understating its … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Keepers
May 19, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix’s scorching, shocking true crime documentary puts its victims first – and will move you to righteous fury.Read More
VOD film review: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
May 19, 2017 | David FarnorBittersweet and shot through with the romance of defeat, this unconventional boxing movie is knock-out cinema.Read More
VOD film review: Pitch Perfect 2
May 19, 2017 | David FarnorA winning ensemble means this musical comedy still hits the high notes, despite increasingly loud clichés.Read More
VOD film review: Inversion
May 19, 2017 | Ian WintertonSmall but absorbing chamber piece set among Tehran’s middle class.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Lake Bodom
May 18, 2017 | David FarnorA cracking addition to the slasher genre, Lake Bodom is a suspenseful, surprising horror.Read More