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.
Catch up TV reviews: Eden, Friday Night Dinner, Taskmaster
July 24, 2016 | 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 … Read More
Why you should be watching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
July 23, 2016 | Nathanael SmithEach episode of this intelligently funny series is a perfectly formed musical in its own right.Read More
VOD film review: Terminator Salvation
July 23, 2016 | David FarnorMcG’s soulless Terminator sequel has lots of brawn but little depth.Read More
VOD film review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
July 23, 2016 | David FarnorA bold piece of superhero filmmaking that fails to reach its lofty ambitions.Read More
VOD film review: London Has Fallen
July 22, 2016 | David FarnorA by-the-numbers action sequel that falls down at almost every hurdle.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 8 (Village of the Damned)
July 21, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“This is the stupidest thing ever. Having a carnival after everything that’s happened in this town?”
That’s what everyone in the audience will be saying during Episode 8 of Scream Season 2 and with good reason … Read More
VOD film review: River
July 20, 2016 | Anton BitelJamie M. Dagg’s gripping thriller traces the moral fluidity of foreign volunteer work.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 7 (Let the Right One In)
July 19, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Scream continues its neat trend of naming its episodes after horror films with Let the Right One In – a bold film to reference, if you’re not going to do it justice.
Episode 7 takes … Read More
UK TV review: Preacher, Episode 8
July 19, 2016 | Chris BryantWarning: This review contains spoilers.
“You dug your way out of Hell with your hands?” “It’s not that far.”
Preacher’s questioning of life, the universe and everything comes to a head in Episode 8, as he realises that everyone must … Read More
First Look Netflix TV review: BoJack Horseman Season 3
July 18, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThere are few television shows around at the moment as tonally complex as Bojack Horseman. In the penultimate episode of Season 2, our equine protagonist almost commits statutory rape with his old friend’s daughter. At the same time, another character, … Read More