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: Shame
March 14, 2017 | David FarnorMichael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan are unflinchingly good in Steve McQueen’s powerful, provocative drama.Read More
VOD film review: Doctor Strange
March 13, 2017 | David FarnorA mind-melting marvel of a blockbuster.Read More
UK TV review: Broadchurch Season 3 (Episode 1 and 2)
March 13, 2017 | David FarnorGently balancing raw emotions with compelling police work, Season 3 sees Broadchurch back at its best.Read More
The Walking Dead: Season 7, Episode 13
March 13, 2017 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on below for additional spoilery bits. For information on how to watch it, click here.
Truths hit home hard in Episode 13 of The Walking Dead’s seventh season, when the unnecessary tension between the … Read More
VOD film review: The Fits
March 13, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThis impressively directed coming-of-ager is an arresting debut for director Anna Rose Holmer and star Royalty Hightower.Read More
VOD film review: Your Highness
March 13, 2017 | David FarnorThis stoner fantasy comedy finds laughs between its lewd moments.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow, Season 5, Episode 15
March 12, 2017 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This is a recap and contains spoilers, so do not read this until you have watched the episode. For information on how to watch it, click here.
If you’re the sort of person who routinely checks out episode titles … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Burning Sands
March 12, 2017 | David FarnorA bold, brutal, provocative drama about modern masculinity, identity and history,Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Mutiny, As Yet Untitled, Unspun with Matt Forde
March 12, 2017 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
Superhero Sundays: JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014)
March 12, 2017 | Matthew TurnerDelivers plenty of superhero fun, but its promising plot is derailed by the decision to focus on minor characters.Read More