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: The Assassin
May 25, 2016 | David FarnorThere are martial arts movies and there are martial arts movies. The Assassin isn’t either.Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 4 (A Blade of Grass)
May 24, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
All of the great shows have episodes that stand alone as perfect pieces of television. And make no mistake: Penny Dreadful is one of the great modern shows. It may not have won awards, not even … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 5 (The Door)
May 24, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers.
You’d need Doc Brown riding in on the back of a T-800 to explain away the end of the latest episode of Game of Thrones.
The timey-wimey conceit of its central storyline, so beloved of fantasy … Read More
VOD film review: The Call Up
May 24, 2016 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Charles Barker Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers, Dino Fazzani, Max Deacon, Ali Cook, Adriana Randall Certificate: 15 Watch The Call Up online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Janis: Little Girl Blue
May 22, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Amy J. Berg Cast: Cat Power, Janis Joplin Certificate: U Watch Janis: Little Girl Blue online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
It’s always the way. You spend your … Read More
First look UK TV review: Preacher Season 1
May 22, 2016 | Chris BryantThis is a spoiler-free review.
“He sins too. He sins worse and he’s got it coming.”
Contrasting big ideas with small-town life, Preacher follows Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a disillusioned man of God with a shady past, as he searches … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Marseille Season 1 (Episodes 5 to 8)
May 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers – if you haven’t seen Episodes 1 to 4 of Marseille, read our spoiler-free review here.
Marseille is Netflix’s first French original series. It also holds the more dubious honour of being a TV show that … Read More
VOD film review: Creed
May 22, 2016 | David FarnorA gripping, moving human drama that finds fresh weight in boxing movie conventions.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 7 (Faith)
May 22, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Faith is the title of Episode 7 in Outlander Season 2 – and it more than lives up to it. After a slight step down in quality over recent weeks, the show’s second run rediscovers its … Read More
Cannes 2016 reviews round-up: The Unknown Girl, The Wailing, It’s Only the End of the World, Bacalaureat
May 21, 2016 | Simon KinnearWith Amazon Studios having snapped up the US streaming rights to six films screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we head to the Croisette to check out some of the other movies on offer, including the latest from Xavier … Read More