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.
VOD film review: Hell or High Water
January 9, 2017 | Natalie Lando
Director: David MacKenzie Cast: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham Certificate: 15
So here is a film that stars Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster. It has a score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. It’s directed … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Crown Season 1 (spoilers)
January 8, 2017 | David Farnor
We take a spoiler-filled look at the second half of Netflix’s The Crown. Not seen the whole season? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episodes here.
Read our interviews with The Crown’s cast and crew
“Who wants transparency when … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Rats
January 8, 2017 | Mike Williams
Morgan Spurlock’s graphic, gory and disturbing documentary is a fascinating blend of entertainment and education.Read More
Catch up TV review: The Voice UK, No Offence, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Halcyon, Unforgotten
January 8, 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
Netflix UK TV review: Tarzan and Jane
January 8, 2017 | David Farnor
Tarzan becomes Spider-Man of the jungle in this likeable reboot that makes an outdated character feel more relevant.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: A Series of Unfortunate Events
January 8, 2017 | Nathanael Smith
Don’t watch this, unless you want to be delighted by one of Netflix’s sharpest, funniest family shows.Read More
VOD film review: Shell
January 7, 2017 | David Farnor
A calm and absorbing coming-of-age drama, shot through with a heartbreaking sense of tangible isolation.Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Match Day
January 6, 2017 | David Farnor
This detective mystery doesn’t volley you with revelations and dead bodies, but when Match Day shoots, it certainly scores.Read More
VOD film review: Lair of the White Worm (1988)
January 6, 2017 | Anton Bitel
More pantomime than horror, Ken Russell’s unsurprisingly outrageous romp exposes conflicting substrates of British identity.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sherlock Season 4, Episode 1 (The Six Thatchers)
January 5, 2017 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains minor spoilers.
There’s a thin line between clever and clever-clever. In the past, the BBC’s modern reboot of Sherlock has walked it like Johnny Cash in his prime, allowing Sherlock to be clever-clever and the show to … Read More
