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.
Netflix UK TV review: Haters Back Off!
October 14, 2016 | David FarnorIf you know the name “Miranda Sings”, then Netflix’s new original series needs no introduction. If you don’t, allow us to explain: Miranda (a character created by Colleen Ballinger) does exactly what her name suggests. She sings. If, by “sing”, … Read More
VOD film review: Kate Plays Christine
October 14, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Robert Greene Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil Certificate: 15 Watch Kate Plays Christine online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Curzon Home Cinema
In 1974, news reporter Kate Chubbuck shot herself live on air in … Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 8
October 13, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
How do you solve a problem like Ryan Ray? Episode 8 of Halt and Catch Fire Season 3 gives us the answer – and it’s one you might not fully expect.
His character has been the … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
October 13, 2016 | David FarnorThis portrait of the Chinese artist is a slight but visually stunning experience.Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Framed (Bellicher)
October 13, 2016 | David FarnorWhat is Walter Presents? Click here for everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD service.
Hitchcockian is the word that springs to mind when watching Framed, the latest TV show to premiere in the UK via All … Read More
First-look Amazon UK TV review: Goliath (spoiler-free)
October 13, 2016 | David FarnorAlready seen Goliath? Read our spoiler-filled review of the whole first season here.
Who doesn’t love a good legal drama? That’s presumably the thinking behind Amazon’s latest original series, Goliath, which was ordered straight to series from Ally McBeal and … Read More
VOD film review: Warcraft: The Beginning
October 13, 2016 | Mark HarrisonDuncan Jones’ surprisingly personal fantasy blockbuster is a characterful but convoluted gambit.Read More
LFF 2016 reviews: Prevenge, Mindhorn, Christine, Dog Eat Dog, Bleed for This
October 12, 2016 | David FarnorFrom Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s originals to MUBI’s Cannes acquisitions and Dogwoof’s live-streaming premiere of Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, the 2016 London Film Festival is embracing VOD like never before. We head to Leicester Square to check out … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
October 12, 2016 | David FarnorBizarre, surprising, hilarious, full of insight and vaguely disturbing, Werner Herzog and the Internet are a match made in cyber-heavenRead More
UK TV review: Westworld, Episode 1
October 11, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains mild spoilers.
“I know things will work out the way they’re meant to,” says Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel Wood) in Episode 1 of HBO’s Westworld. The TV series, which is based on Michael Crichton’s sci-fi classic from … Read More