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.
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 5
November 25, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
It surely can’t be just a coincidence that Episode 5 of this season features a guest appearance from a D.C. Comics character off a cancelled TV show (in this case The Human Target), when Episode 5 … Read More
UK TV review: Westworld Episode 8
November 24, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with Westworld? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1.
“I would’ve thought they’d retired you.” Those six words are perhaps the most revealing thing in Episode 8 of Westworld, as HBO’s sci-fi hurtles … Read More
UK TV review: Humans Season 2, Episode 4
November 24, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Closer to humans than ever before. That was the tagline used by Channel 4 to promote its sci-fi series – a phrase that carries a veiled threat, not just in terms of its synths’ similarity to … Read More
VOD film review: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
November 23, 2016 | Matthew TurnerRon Howard’s affectionate and skilfully edited Beatles doc is a treat for fans and newcomers alike.Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 5
November 22, 2016 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review: Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery bits.
Supergirl lifts itself up after the uneven last episode, although there are still a few warning signs that Season 2’s flight might experience some more turbulence … Read More
UK TV review: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 4
November 21, 2016 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review: Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery bits.
Alien fight club. Those three words were probably all Supergirl’s producers needed to give Season 2’s fourth episode the go-ahead. After all, aliens, fight club, they’re … Read More
20 people you may have forgotten were in Gilmore Girls
November 21, 2016 | Helen ArcherLooking back, it’s easy to see Gilmore Girls as a kind of incubator for raw talent. Many of the main supporting characters have gone on to develop impressive careers in both film and television. Melissa McCarthy, of course, has gone … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 5 (Go Getters)
November 21, 2016 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for spoilers in full bloody detail.
The Walking Dead has never really shown women as meek and timid, its major success being Carol (Melissa McBride) who has grown into one … Read More
VOD film review: Keanu
November 21, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThe greatest George Michael-soundtracked cat-napping movie Michael Mann never made.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Goliath Season 1 (spoilers)
November 20, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon’s Goliath is a riveting hate-fuelled legal drama.Read More