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: All I Want for Christmas
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorThis Christmas, give your kids the gift of unrealistic expectations about marital problems, with a free grammar lesson to boot.Read More
VOD film review: Through the Wall
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorThis rom-com about a woman desperate to get married is a lightweight but charming affair.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: The OA
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorEarnest, enigmatic and endlessly intriguing, The OA may have just stolen a spot in your list of the year’s best TV.Read More
VOD film review: David Brent: Life on the Road
December 15, 2016 | Mark HarrisonAn overlong sketch that makes more excuses for itself than jokes.Read More
UK TV recap: The Flash Season 3, Episode 8 (Invasion!)
December 15, 2016 | Amon WarmannWarning: This contains spoilers.
Between Flashpoint, Doctor Alchemy, Savitar, a new Wells, and more, The Flash has had a lot going on in Season 3. Most of those arcs take a backseat in this year’s Flash-centric crossover episode, which has … Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Babes in Toyland (1986)
December 15, 2016 | Nathanael SmithEvery day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s the #12DaysofNetflix. (Click here for the full list.)
There’s an astonishing moment in the middle of Babes in … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 8 (Invasion!)
December 15, 2016 | Matthew TurnerArrow cleverly combines alien invasion crossover with a significant milestone in an emotional, action-packed 100th episode.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: The Man in the High Castle Season 2, Episode 1
December 15, 2016 | Ian WintertonA yellow school bus putters through a normal American suburb. But something’s not quite right. Some students are dressed in Hitler Youth uniform, all sporting Stars and Stripes/Swastika armbands. And the school is the Fritz Julius Kuhn High School. Two … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Spectral
December 14, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsYou won’t be afraid of no ghosts in this underwhelming sci-fi actioner.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Angel of Christmas
December 14, 2016 | Chris BryantA fate-driven attempt at a disposable holiday flick.Read More
















