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 review: Hap and Leonard Season 2 (Episode 3 and 4)
April 14, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episodes 3 and 4. Still catching up on Hap and Leonard? Head this way for our spoiler-free review of Season 2’s opening episodes.
“I don’t mind colouring outside the lines. It’s just gotta be on … Read More
VOD film review: Sully: Miracle on the Horizon
April 14, 2017 | David FarnorClint Eastwood’s earnest account of an astonishing real life event is a curiously undramatic affair.Read More
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The sci-fi show 30 years ahead of its time
April 13, 2017 | David FarnorThis year sees the much-anticipated return of a sci-fi series on Netflix. A cult classic that was ahead of its time, and still has a lot to say about our current society. No, not Star Trek, but Mystery Science Theater … Read More
UK TV review: 24: Legacy Episode 8 (7pm to 8pm)
April 12, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 8. Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
Dan Bucatinsky and Bronwen Hughes. Two names you’ve probably never heard of. But they both shine in Episode 8 of 24: Legacy – … Read More
The Trip to Spain: A treat to be savoured over and over
April 12, 2017 | David Farnor“Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel, never ending nor beginning on an ever-spinning reel…” Those were the words heard at the end of I’m Alan Partridge, when Steve Coogan’s chat show host went … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 1
April 12, 2017 | David Farnor“Wait until they see what’s going up next. They’re gonna love it. You’re gonna love it.”
Better Call Saul is a show that rewards patience. As we catch up with Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) at the start of Season 3, … Read More
VOD film review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
April 11, 2017 | David FarnorThis enjoyably downbeat prequel is the least Star Wars of all the Star Wars films – and all the better for it.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Designated Survivor: Episode 15
April 10, 2017 | David FarnorDesignated Survivor balances serious politics with enjoyably silly action, as the conspiracies only get deeper.Read More
First Look UK TV review: Prison Break Season 5
April 10, 2017 | Nathanael SmithWith Prison Break back for a fifth season, we take a spoiler-free look at the show’s return.
There’s an urgent, genuinely baffling mystery at the centre of Prison Break Season 5. It’s not why Lincoln Burrows has been sent a … Read More
Why you should be watching Big Little Lies
April 10, 2017 | Victoria CuratoloAlready seen Big Little Lies? Read our spoiler-filled review here.
When teasers and billboards started surfacing of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon looking rather distrustful in an upcoming drama, it was hard not to be immediately interested – what are … Read More