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: Dying Laughing
June 23, 2017 | Andrew Jones
Directors: Paul Toogood, Lloyd Stanton Cast: Kevin Hart, Steve Coogan, Amy Schumer Certificate: 15 Watch Dying Laughing online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video
The sad clown is perhaps the most overused piece of ironic … Read More
Shudder UK film review: Spider Baby (1967)
June 23, 2017 | Anton Bitel
This hilarious haunted house schlocker opens the doors on America’s demented, diseased history of horror, before burying it beneath the foundations of the genre’s next golden age.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Aquarius
June 23, 2017 | Simon Kinnear
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho Cast: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos Certificate: 18 Watch Aquarius online in the UK: Netflix UK
This mini-review was first published at Cannes 2016.
Neighbouring Sounds marked Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho as a major … Read More
VOD film review: Coraline
June 23, 2017 | David Farnor
Not quite The Nightmare Before Christmas, but Coraline is a pleasingly unpleasant bedtime story.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: F Is for Family Season 2
June 22, 2017 | Mike Williams
F is For Family’s sophomore season has made its way to Netflix just six short months after it debuted at the end of 2016, with a bigger, brasher, more blasphemous expansion to 10 episodes.
Season 1’s finale of the adult-themed … Read More
VOD film review: Schindler’s List
June 22, 2017 | Ian Winterton
Spielberg’s masterpiece is beautifully made, disturbing and vital cinema.Read More
Netflix UK film review: XX
June 22, 2017 | Victoria Curatolo
Despite an intriguing concept helmed by an all-female writing gang, this anthology horror isn’t enough to keep you gripped to your seat.Read More
UK TV review: Twin Peaks The Return, Episodes 5 to 7 (spoilers)
June 21, 2017 | Simon Kinnear
This new season of Twin Peaks is increasingly amongst the finest work David Lynch has ever done.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: GLOW
June 21, 2017 | Rachel Bowles
Alison Brie finally gets the complex character her talent deserves in this 80s wrestling dramedy about women who literally kick ass. Read More
VOD film review: George Best: All By Himself
June 21, 2017 | Mike Williams
Director: Daniel Gordon Cast: George Best Certificate: 12A Watch George Best All By Himself online in the UK: BBC iPlayer / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Anyone who watches football will be aware of George … Read More
