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 4
November 17, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
We’re now four episodes into Season 5 of Arrow and there are lots of reasons to be optimistic. The writers are wasting no time in moving the various pieces into place (a different show might have … Read More
UK TV review: Westworld Episode 7
November 16, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with Westworld? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1.
“It doesn’t look like anything to me.” Those are the crucial words we hear in Episode 7 of Westworld, as the show delivers its … Read More
BBC iPlayer TV review: Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy
November 16, 2016 | David FarnorFrankie Boyle. 5 years ago, those two words may well have sent a shiver down your spine. Something’s happened since his shock jock days, though. He’s not changed, but the medium has. BBC iPlayer has emerged as a natural home … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Roman Empire: Reign of Blood
November 15, 2016 | David FarnorIn a world where Netflix originals seem to arrive every other day, the streaming giant’s latest new series slipped online with barely a whisper last weekend. Called Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, it certainly sounds impressive – after all, it … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 4 (Service)
November 14, 2016 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for spoilers in full bloody detail.
This review belongs to Negan.
As does almost everything interesting that Alexandria holds within its walls. All taken by Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and … Read More
UK TV review: Humans Season 2, Episode 3
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Can robots feel? That’s the question that drives the whole of Humans Season 2’s third episode – and the answer is as moving as you’d expect.
Channel 4’s drama has always excelled to being able to … Read More
VOD film review: Love/Me/Do
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Martin Stitt Cast: Jack Gordon, Rebecca Calder Certificate: 15 Watch Love/Me/Do online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
If the lyrics of The Beatles skip through your head as you sit … Read More
VOD film review: Independence Day: Resurgence
November 14, 2016 | Mark HarrisonCrushing inevitability is the order of the day in this rehashed sequel.Read More
UK TV review: Westworld Episode 6
November 13, 2016 | David FarnorPaths collide and diverge to mesmerising effect as Westworld lines up its intricate endgame.Read More
VOD film review: Francofonia
November 13, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAlexander Sokurov’s follow-up to Russian Ark is a playful, clever essay that asks who would we be without museums.Read More