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.
VOD film review: The Absent One
June 5, 2016 | Ivan Radford
This highly competent crime drama has all the benefits of Scandinavian noir but without the need for binge-viewing.Read More
Catch up TV review: Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider (Vice News)
June 5, 2016 | Ivan Radford
“I am not a traditional party leader, I do things in a rather different way. Some people are slower at learning than others.”
Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider. That’s the brand that has become associated with the Labour Party leader. The … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 9 (Je Suis Prest)
June 5, 2016 | Ivan Radford
Warning: This contains spoilers.
“Je Suis Prest” reads the Fraser family motto. It’s a nice nod that the show embraces it for the title of Episode 9 of Season 2, as it tackles not just questions of families and loyalties, … Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Episode 14 (River of Time)
June 5, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
After delivering one of the season’s best episodes with the massively entertaining Leviathan, Legends of Tomorrow drops the ball in spectacularly clumsy fashion – and you can practically feel the audience slump in disappointment. It’s entirely … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 23 (Schism)
June 5, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Considering how much fun last week’s episode was, it’s a crushing disappointment that Arrow Season 4 ends as weakly as it does. In addition to flat-out bungling its most important moments, the finale is riddled with … Read More
VOD film review: A Perfect Getaway
June 5, 2016 | Ivan Radford
This deceptively smart B-movie is as cheap and compelling as they come.Read More
VOD film review: Gone Baby Gone
June 4, 2016 | Ivan Radford
Ben Affleck’s directorial debut is a thoughtful, gripping crime melodrama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Holding the Man
June 3, 2016 | Ivan Radford
Epic, intimate, universal. This romance deserves to be a crowd-pleaser.Read More
VOD film review: Misconduct
June 3, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Spellbindingly bad on every conceivable level.Read More
Sundance London 2016: Reviews round-up
June 3, 2016 | James R
After last night’s opening film, Tallulah, Sundance London is in full swing at the snazzy Picturehouse Central near Piccadilly Circus. Running until Sunday 5th June 2016, it’s a great chance to catch up on some of the best indie films … Read More
