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: I, Daniel Blake
February 15, 2017 | Simon KinnearKen Loach’s powerful protest digs deep into a wellspring of tightly focussed rage.Read More
VOD film review: Edge of Darkness
February 15, 2017 | Selina PearsonA watchable mesh of The Departed and State of Play, Edge of Darkness is a gripping revenge thriller.Read More
UK TV review: 24: Legacy Episode 1
February 14, 2017 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review.
24, but not as we know it. That’s how FOX is selling 24: Legacy, the new incarnation of everyone’s favourite all-American all-the-time all-in-real-time actioner. Gone is Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer, presumably because after nine seasons … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 9 (Rock in the Road)
February 13, 2017 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery bits. For information on how to watch it, click here.
Returning from its mid-season break, The Walking Dead Season 7 finds a new and reinvigorated Alexandria ready … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Paris is Burning
February 13, 2017 | Ian WintertonForget Madonna’s voguing – this is the realness.Read More
BBC Three TV review: Barracuda
February 12, 2017 | David FarnorDive right in – and don’t come up for breath.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 1, Episodes 1 to 3
February 12, 2017 | David FarnorSelf-aware and stuffed with style, Riverdale gets off to confident start, promising trashy fun and a catchy soundtrack.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Green Lantern: First Flight
February 12, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThis animated Green Lantern movie is everything the live-action version should have been.Read More
VOD film review: The Girl on the Train
February 11, 2017 | David FarnorAn excellent lead turn from Emily Blunt only just keeps this train on track.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Season 2, Episode 10 (The Legion of Doom)
February 11, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThe Legion of Doom step into the spotlight in this highly entertaining, villain-focused episode.Read More