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 recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 7 (Vigilante)
December 9, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After the disappointments of the previous two seasons, the current run of Arrow has done a terrific job of getting back to basics and although it’s still relatively early days, Season 5 is on course to … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Captive
December 9, 2016 | David FarnorDocumentaries are in these days. Audiences seem to have awoken to the sheer diversity and story-telling thrills that they can provide, which, in turn, gives more chance for filmmakers to explore the format’s potential. A large part of that rise … Read More
Amazon Prime Video TV review: Mozart in the Jungle Season 3
December 9, 2016 | David FarnorLet’s be clear on this: Mozart in the Jungle is not a show about Mozart trying to stay alive in the jungle. But it might as well be, given how delightful it is.
Amazon’s musical comedy series surprised some … Read More
Shudder UK film review: Lisa and the Devil (1971)
December 9, 2016 | Anton BitelEvery other weekend, our resident horror obsessive Anton Bitel delves into Shudder’s selection of horrors to handpick a Friday night fright.Read More
Netflix snaps up international rights to Miss in Kiss
December 9, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has snapped up the international rights to Taiwanese series Miss in Kiss.
The show is based on the Japanese manga Itazura na Kiss, written by Kaoru Tada. In fact, it’s the seventh time the manga has been adapted for … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Life, Animated
December 9, 2016 | David FarnorThis must-see documentary is a moving tour de force of cinema. Disney couldn’t have made a better film themselves.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Witching & Bitching
December 8, 2016 | Anton BitelÁlex de Iglesia’s broad coven comedy ritualises the gender divide in our own (and every) age.Read More
VOD film review: The Shallows
December 8, 2016 | Mike WilliamsA surprisingly effective survival horror.Read More
VOD film review: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
December 8, 2016 | Matthew TurnerPatsy and Eddy return in this better-than-expected big screen outing for the hit British sitcom.Read More
Why you should be watching Lovesick
December 7, 2016 | Helen ArcherWhat’s in a name, Shakespeare once asked. Quite a lot, it would seem, if the programme formerly known as Scrotal Recall is anything to go by. Having changed the title to Lovesick for its second season, its own stars expressed … Read More
















