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: Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
June 4, 2017 | David Farnor
Director: Joe Piscatella Cast: Joshua Wong, Benny Tai Watch Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower online in the UK: Netflix UK
Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks. Che Guevara. The word “activist” conjures up memories of many famous adult faces throughout history. … Read More
VOD film review: Prevenge
June 4, 2017 | David Farnor
Alice Lowe’s darkly comic horror is a masterpiece of maternal nightmares.Read More
VOD film review: The One I Love
June 3, 2017 | David Farnor
This smart, witty, disturbing drama is a razor-sharp dissection of romance both old and new. Read More
Sundance London 2017 Reviews: Bushwick, Wilson, Walking Out, Beatriz at Dinner, A Ghost Story
June 3, 2017 | David Farnor
After Netflix’s Tallulah opened last year’s Sundance London, the festival is back for its UK edition once again this summer, and Netflix and Amazon Studios are once again key players.
Both dominated the Utah festival at the start of … Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 8 (The Lie Of The Land)
June 3, 2017 | Mark Harrison
“However bad a situation is, if people think that’s how it’s always been, they’ll put up with it.” Whether by design or not, 21st century Doctor Who has a knack for delivering its most pointed political satire in the run-up … Read More
VOD film review: Hacksaw Ridge
June 3, 2017 | David Farnor
Andrew Garfield delivers a heartfelt, moving performance in a war film that has the courage of its convictions.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Mars Generation
June 2, 2017 | David Farnor
Director: Michael Barnett Cast: Bob Behnken, Alayna Bidlack, Niko Blanks Watch The Mars Generation online in the UK: Netflix UK
“We are specks orbiting specks orbiting specks in specklessness.” That’s Bill Nye, the Science Guy, talking in Netflix’s new orifginal … Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Crown Heights
June 2, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
Miniseries treatment may have given this vital narrative room to breathe.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 5 (Episode 3, 4 and 5)
June 2, 2017 | Chris Bryant
Warning: This contains spoilers for Episodes 3 to 5 of House of Cards Season 5. Not seen the latest season? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episodes here.
Having reacquainted the audience with the cutthroat world of the Underwoods, … Read More
VOD film review: Jackie
June 1, 2017 | David Farnor
Natalie Portman is magnificent in this portrait of personal grief and a nation gathering composure.Read More
