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: Vikings Season 4, Episode 14 and 15
January 4, 2017 | David FarnorA moving double-bill sees Vikings at its very best as the ambitious Season 4 continues.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Sense8 Christmas special
January 4, 2017 | Chris BryantThis two-hour tale of love and acceptance is a fantastic example of what Sense8 is capable of.Read More
VOD film review: Fight Club
January 4, 2017 | Simon KinnearDavid Fincher’s instant classic is at once timeless and a product of its time.Read More
VOD film review: Sick of It All
January 4, 2017 | David FarnorThis bitter comedy about childish adults and wise children is a laugh-out-loud treat.Read More
VOD film review: Me Him Her
January 3, 2017 | Mark HarrisonA compassionate but overwhelmingly trippy romcom.Read More
VOD film review: A Story of Children and Film
January 2, 2017 | David FarnorPlayful, poetic and profound filmmaking.Read More
UK TV review: The Grand Tour Namibia Special (Episode 7 and 8)
January 2, 2017 | David FarnorPathetic attempts at controversial banter. Celebrity Braincrash. The American and his one joke. Halfway through the first season and the problems with Amazon’s motoring show are clear. The idea of returning to the old Top Gear special format for a … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Man in the High Castle Season 2 (Episodes 6 to 10) – spoilers
January 2, 2017 | Ian WintertonWarning: This contains spoilers. Not caught up with The Man in the High Castle Season 2? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episode here.
The breathtaking revelation of a different Juliana living in our version of 1962 was the … Read More
Catch up TV review: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Maigret’s Dead Man, The Arrivals, A Big LEGO Christmas, Cooke & Moore’s Missing Sketches
January 1, 2017 | 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
Netflix UK TV review: Maigret’s Dead Man
January 1, 2017 | David FarnorMaigret serves up a stylish second mystery that’s sadly lacking in substance.Read More
















