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: Supergirl Season 2, Episode 10 (We Can Be Heroes)
February 9, 2017 | David Farnor
A fun episode of Supergirl finds strength in the show’s empathy.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Blind Sun
February 9, 2017 | Anton Bitel
Joyce A. Nashawati’s heatstruck dystopia is an elegantly shot, elliptical slow burn that leaves its allegorical enigmas unanswered.Read More
First look UK TV review: Legion
February 8, 2017 | Amon Warmann
Stylistically ambitious and unpredictably strange, this X-Men spin-off series wastes little time in distinguishing itself from the pack.Read More
UK review: Revolting Rhymes (Roald Dahl)
February 8, 2017 | David Farnor
Dahl’s rhymes are still revolting – and thankfully,
suitable for viewing by the whole family.Read More
Why you should be watching BBC Three’s This Country
February 8, 2017 | David Farnor
BBC Three’s hilariously daft and quietly sweet mockumentary is one of its most charming shows to date.Read More
Brass Eye: The fake news satire that still feels relevant 20 years on
February 7, 2017 | David Farnor
“The headlines tonight. Euro MPs’ headsets play the sound of screaming women. Bryan Ferry bathmat poisonous, says lab. And bouncing elephantiasis woman destroys central Portsmouth. Those are the headlines. Happy now?”
That was Chris Morris in The Day Today, … Read More
Catch up TV review: The Secret Life of Five-Year-Olds, Parenting for Idiots, The Modern British Slave Trade, Homeland
February 5, 2017 | David Farnor
What’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
Reviewed: The 2017 BAFTA short film nominees
February 5, 2017 | David Farnor
With the BAFTA awards now just a week away, everyone’s racing to catch up on the big award contenders (see our guide to which nominees are available on VOD in the UK here) but the ones that people often forget? … Read More
UK TV review: Black Sails Season 4, Episode 1
February 5, 2017 | David Farnor
An action-packed opener kicks off Black Sails’ final run in blistering style.Read More
Netflix UK film review: War on Everyone
February 4, 2017 | David Farnor
Despite its strong double-act, John Michael McDonagh’s crime caper is a disappointing misfire.Read More
