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.
Walter Presents TV review: Match Day
January 6, 2017 | David FarnorThis detective mystery doesn’t volley you with revelations and dead bodies, but when Match Day shoots, it certainly scores.Read More
VOD film review: Lair of the White Worm (1988)
January 6, 2017 | Anton BitelMore pantomime than horror, Ken Russell’s unsurprisingly outrageous romp exposes conflicting substrates of British identity.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 4, Episode 1 (The Six Thatchers)
January 5, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains minor spoilers.
There’s a thin line between clever and clever-clever. In the past, the BBC’s modern reboot of Sherlock has walked it like Johnny Cash in his prime, allowing Sherlock to be clever-clever and the show to … Read More
UK TV review: Vikings Season 4, Episode 14 and 15
January 4, 2017 | David FarnorA moving double-bill sees Vikings at its very best as the ambitious Season 4 continues.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sense8 Christmas special
January 4, 2017 | Chris BryantThis two-hour tale of love and acceptance is a fantastic example of what Sense8 is capable of.Read More
VOD film review: Fight Club
January 4, 2017 | Simon KinnearDavid Fincher’s instant classic is at once timeless and a product of its time.Read More
VOD film review: Sick of It All
January 4, 2017 | David FarnorThis bitter comedy about childish adults and wise children is a laugh-out-loud treat.Read More
VOD film review: Me Him Her
January 3, 2017 | Mark HarrisonA compassionate but overwhelmingly trippy romcom.Read More
VOD film review: A Story of Children and Film
January 2, 2017 | David FarnorPlayful, poetic and profound filmmaking.Read More
UK TV review: The Grand Tour Namibia Special (Episode 7 and 8)
January 2, 2017 | David FarnorPathetic attempts at controversial banter. Celebrity Braincrash. The American and his one joke. Halfway through the first season and the problems with Amazon’s motoring show are clear. The idea of returning to the old Top Gear special format for a … Read More