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: Better Call Saul Season 3, Episode 7 (Expenses)
May 28, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen Better Call Saul Season 3? Catch up with our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 here.
Say the words “Saul Goodman” and an image immediately forms in your head. Flashy suits. A showman’s grin. That … Read More
UK TV review: Twin Peaks The Return, Episodes 1 to 4 (spoilers)
May 27, 2017 | Simon KinnearThis nightmarish, tender return to Twin Peaks is as radical in 2017 as the original series was in 1990 – if not more so.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 5
May 27, 2017 | Chris BryantA double-edged sword of terror and turmoil opens the political drama’s new season.Read More
Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Good Time, The Beguiled, Happy End, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Double Lover
May 27, 2017 | Martyn ConterioIn Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … Read More
Netflix UK film review: War Machine
May 27, 2017 | David FarnorBrad Pitt is on brilliant form in this entertaining, if uneven, war satire.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: 13 Reasons Why Season 1 (spoilers)
May 27, 2017 | Luke ChannellSeason 1 of Netflix’s ambitious teen drama offers a nuanced and poignant look at adolescent life and tragedy.Read More
UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 7 (The Pyramid At The End Of The World)
May 27, 2017 | Mark HarrisonAn exceptionally tense outing from Peter Harness and Steven Moffat.Read More
VOD film: The Other Side of Hope
May 27, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsMoving, beautiful, hilarious filmmaking from the great Finn.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Tripper
May 26, 2017 | Anton BitelDavid Arquette’s debut is a so-so slasher elevated by its unexpected (but eventually overworn) political mask.Read More
VOD film review: Kicks
May 25, 2017 | David FarnorLyrical, gritty, moving and ambitious, this study of boys trying to be men is a directorial debut from a striking new talent.Read More
















