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 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
Catch up TV review: Modern Life is Goodish, This Time Next Year, Trading History, The Next Great Magician
November 13, 2016 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More
VOD film review: The Runaways
November 13, 2016 | Selina PearsonKristen Stewart rocks in a music biopic that’s elevated by its quick script and great cast.Read More
Netflix UK film review: True Memoirs of an International Assassin
November 13, 2016 | Ian LoringKevin James refreshingly avoids pratfalls in this aggressively average action comedy.Read More
BBC Three TV review: Class Episode 5 (Brave-ish Heart)
November 12, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for spoilers. Not caught up with Class? Check out our reviews of the show so far here.
Last week’s Class represented a massive leap forward in the season arc, digging … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 6 (Hated in the Nation – spoilers)
November 11, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers. For our spoiler-free review of Black Mirror Season 3, click here.
“I didn’t expect to find myself living in the future, but here I fucking well am,” sighs (Kelly McDonald) in Hated in the Nation, the … Read More