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 TV review: Shooter Season 1
July 9, 2017 | David Farnor
With Shooter Season 2 premiering on 19th July, is it worth catching up on Season 1? We put the Ryan Philippe thriller in our sights.
A TV show about guns in the current climate might seem like a terrible idea … Read More
VOD film review: Trespass Against Us
July 9, 2017 | David Farnor
This uneven indie drama fails to live up to its cast.Read More
VOD film review: The Innkeepers
July 9, 2017 | David Farnor
Ti West’s haunted hotel horror is a low-key creepy ride.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Castlevania Season 1
July 8, 2017 | Ned Newberry
Koji Igarashi’s beloved videogames gets the adaptation it deserves in this intelligent, lovingly produced series.Read More
VOD film review: The Midwife
July 8, 2017 | Matthew Turner
Director: Martin Provost Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet Certificate: 12A Watch The Midwife online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Written and directed by French filmmaker Martin Provost … Read More
VOD film review: Symbol
July 8, 2017 | David Farnor
Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto Cast: Hitoshi Matsumoto, David Quintero, Luis Accinelli Watch Symbol online in the UK: Not available on UK VOD
TV comedian turned director Hitoshi Matsumoto is a man with a taste for bending genre. His films might involve … Read More
VOD film review: Hidden Figures
July 7, 2017 | David Farnor
This wonderfully uplifting true story is irresistibly feel-good.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Blood Feast (1963)
July 7, 2017 | Anton Bitel
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis Cast: William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Scott H. Hall Certificate: 18 Watch Blood Feast online in the UK: Shudder UK
Every other weekend, our resident horror obsessive Anton Bitel delves into Shudder’s selection of horrors.
VOD film review: The Impossible
July 7, 2017 | David Farnor
Juan Antonio Bayona’s retelling of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is a gruelling, harrowing, moving experience.Read More
UK TV review: Preacher: Season 2, Episode 3 (Damsels)
July 4, 2017 | Chris Bryant
The weirdest, most involving, most quotable search for God ever.Read More
