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.
Netflix UK film review: The Ivory Game
November 4, 2016 | David Farnor
Directors: Richard Ladkani, Kief Davidson Watch The Ivory Game online in the UK: Netflix UK
An elephant is killed every 15 minutes. It sounds senseless, but that’s the shocking truth of the ivory trade in the modern world. It has … Read More
“This is not Spitting Image”: Claire Foy and Matt Smith talk The Crown, Netflix and dressing up as royalty
November 4, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Today sees the premiere of Netflix’s epic new original drama, The Crown (read our review here). Starring Claire Foy as a young Elizabeth Windsor, Matt Smith as Philip Mountbatten, and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, it tells the inside story … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Mafiosa Season 2
November 3, 2016 | David Farnor
The Paoli family go to war in Mafiosa’s bigger, darker and grittier second season.Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 5, Episode 2 (The Recruits)
November 3, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
After the efficient set-up work laid down by Season 5’s opener, Legacy, Arrow continues in a very promising vein, with the establishment of Team Arrow 2.0, which includes hockey mask-wearing vigilante Wild Dog (aka Rene Ramirez), … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: The Crown
November 2, 2016 | David Farnor
Netflix’s sumptuous costume drama is a roaring, royal success.Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2
November 2, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
One of the main problems with Season 1 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (read our review here) was that it went on way too long. There were 18 episodes and a whole lot of the middle of that was treading water, character-wise. … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 2
November 1, 2016 | Neil Brazier
This is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for spoilers in full bloody detail.
While we’re still reeling from the shocking Season 7 opening, Episode 2 provides a welcome respite from fear and tension, a calmer affair – … Read More
UK TV review: Cowboy Bebop
November 1, 2016 | Ned Newberry
One of the biggest cult sci-fi classics of the 90s, Cowboy Bebop is a breathtaking, distinctive and visceral anime.Read More
VOD film review: The Neon Demon
October 31, 2016 | Simon Kinnear
Beguiling and intoxicating, Nicolas Winding Refn’s satire of the modelling world is a masterpiece of mood.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Halloween Special
October 31, 2016 | David Farnor
This diverting but disappointing Halloween special only serves as a reminder of what you like about the Scream TV series.Read More
