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: The Incredible Jessica James
July 27, 2017 | David Farnor
This incredibly funny, honest indie comedy is a perfect showcase for Jessica Williams.Read More
VOD film review: Damsels in Distress
July 27, 2017 | David Farnor
Director: Whit Stillman Cast: Greta Gerwig, Ashleigh Tipton, Adam Brody Watch Damsels in Distress online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Do you like Greta Gerwig? Do you like tap dancing? Then you’ll … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Top of the Lake: China Girl
July 26, 2017 | Jo Bromilow
Top of the Lake’s second season is dark, bleak and incredibly well-crafted.Read More
UK TV review: Ripper Street Season 5 (spoilers)
July 26, 2017 | David Farnor
Ripper Street’s fifth and final season is a moving farewell to what has become one of Britain’s finest modern dramas.Read More
Amazon First Look UK TV review: The Last Tycoon: Season 1
July 26, 2017 | Patrick Baker
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final, unfinished novel is turned into entertaining but unremarkable melodrama.Read More
VOD film review: Get Out
July 25, 2017 | David Farnor
A scathingly sharp horror that doesn’t need monsters to be horrifying.Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 2
July 25, 2017 | Paul Greenwood
Game of Thrones merely nudges the pieces around the board this episode, but redeems itself with witty editing and an almighty pirate scrap.Read More
VOD film review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
July 24, 2017 | David Farnor
Uneven effects stop this well-cast Disney remake from becoming a tale as old as time.Read More
VOD film review: The Lost City of Z
July 24, 2017 | Martyn Conterio
James Gray’s tale of discovery, starring Robert Pattinson and Charlie Hunnam, is one of the finest films you’ll see this year or any year.Read More
VOD film review: Zombieland
July 23, 2017 | David Farnor
A buddy movie with zombies, Zombieland is laugh-out-loud stuff. Read More
