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: Forsaken
July 11, 2016 | Matthew TurnerDonald and Kiefer Sutherland play father and son on screen for the first time in this pleasingly old-fashioned western.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 13 (Dragonfly in Amber)
July 10, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Right, this is it, folks. The Outlander Season 2 finale has arrived. And all the signs are there for an ambitious climax – after all, you don’t name an episode after the very book you’re adapting … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Brief Encounters, Life Stripped Bare, Son of a B****
July 10, 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
Netflix UK film review: Weiner
July 10, 2016 | Matthew TurnerScandal-plagued congressman Anthony Weiner attempts to run for Mayor of New York City in this gripping and timely documentary.Read More
9 reasons you should be watching Happy Valley
July 10, 2016 | Matthew TurnerSeason 3 premieres on 1st January 2023.
Wherever you were in May 2014, it’s a cast-iron certainty that at some point you heard a variation on the phrase, “Oh my goodness, did you see Happy Valley last night?” The first … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 6 (Jeepers Creepers)
July 9, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
This is it, Episode 6 of Scream Season 2 tells us. This is the moment when Noah confronts Audrey and the truth comes out. End season. Except, of course, there are still several episodes to go … Read More
Netflix UK binge-review: Orange Is the New Black Season 4 Finale (Episodes 11, 12 and 13)
July 9, 2016 | David FarnorWatch Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black along with us: leave your comments below for Episodes 11 to 13, all spoilers welcome. Not caught up with Season 4? Read our spoiler-free review of the first four episodes here … Read More
VOD film review: A Patch of Fog
July 9, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAn efficient low-stakes thriller featuring two excellent lead performances.Read More
In defence of Nic Cage’s The Wicker Man remake
July 8, 2016 | Ian LoringNicolas Cage’s unique 2006 remake of the seminal horror deserves reassessment.Read More
UK TV review: American Gothic (Episodes 1 and 2)
July 7, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains mild spoilers
What is it with rich, white families and secrets? Every family has the odd skeleton in the closet, but if they’re wealthy and Caucasian, they’re almost guaranteed to be the subject of a TV show … Read More