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: Cockneys vs Zombies
September 1, 2016 | David FarnorCockneys vs Zombies gives you more than enough Roy Hudd for your Bread and Honey. Well worth a Paul McKenna.Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 3 (Episode 1 and 2)
August 31, 2016 | David FarnorHalt and Catch Fire has never been better than this stellar Season 3 opening double-bill.Read More
Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: The Collection (Episode 1)
August 30, 2016 | Helen ArcherThis weird and wonderful combination of The Sopranos and The House of Eliott has a lot going for it.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos Season 2
August 29, 2016 | Chris Bryant“This wasn’t a manhunt. This was an invasion.”
After Season 1’s hard-headed rollercoaster of documentary-style anarchy, political obstacles and the grand master of drug kingpins, it’s understandable to wonder if Season 2 could possibly have much more story to … Read More
VOD film review: Jane Got a Gun
August 29, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Gavin O’Connor Cast: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton Certificate: 15
In 2011, Gavin O’Connor gave the world Warrior, an MMA drama starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton that had such blistering turns from its cast that it rose above sporting … Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: The Windmill Massacre
August 29, 2016 | Anton BitelThe Windmill Massacre may be a bit of a generic grind, but at least its vision of limbo is renewable.Read More
Why you should be watching Dicte: Crime Reporter
August 29, 2016 | Helen ArcherIben Hjejle shines in this multi-layered Danish drama about a crime-solving journalist.Read More
VOD film review: The Intervention
August 29, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Clea Duvall Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Clea DuVall, Cobie Smulders Watch The Intervention online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Three couples get together to tell a … Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Downhill
August 28, 2016 | Anton BitelHybrid horror thriller Downhill is “taking a shit on a hill” and seeing what sticks. Not much does.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2: Episode 9 to 12 (spoilers)
August 28, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“Sometimes the people closest to you are the ones who keep the biggest secrets,” says Noah towards the end of Scream’s second season – a sentiment that fuels the whole of MTV’s small-screen adaptation of Wes … Read More