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 review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 3 (Good and Evil Braided Be)
May 18, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“It’s not the like the music hall acts,” Dr Seward tells Vanessa Ives, after she begs the therapist to hypnotise her in Episode 3 of Penny Dreadful Season 3. “You will still have your free will,” … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 4
May 17, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodWarning: This contains spoilers. OK, now we’re talking. Episode 4 of Season 6 is prime Game of Thrones, offering the triple whammy of strong character work, much needed emotional heft, and a rousing, thunderous finale the likes of which we … Read More
VOD film review: The Big Short
May 16, 2016 | David FarnorThe Big Short is a patronising, awkward and uneven comedy about the financial crisis. And, against all the odds, that’s a good thing.Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 2
May 16, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
Penny Dreadful is one of TV’s most literary shows – but every now and then, it’s also one of the most predictable. John Logan’s series trades in novels and legends, twisting them together into unfamiliar shapes … Read More
Catch Up TV reviews: Powers, Grayson Perry, Killer Women
May 15, 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
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 6 (Best Laid Schemes)
May 15, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“How did she forgive you?” goads Black Jack in Episode 6 of Outlander Season 2 – and it’s telling that this isn’t the question any of us have been thinking during this second run. If anything, … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Chelsea
May 15, 2016 | David Farnor“I’m finally getting to do the exact kind of show I’ve always wanted to do,” declares Chelsea Handler proudly, as she begins her new talk show, Chelsea, on Netflix. She talks throughout the first three episodes of the programme about … Read More
Top running gags from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
May 15, 2016 | Mark HarrisonUpdate: Season 15 arrives on Netflix UK on 1st February 2022
There aren’t many shows that are more than 10 seasons in and still turning out instant classic episodes on a regular basis, but as viewers of FXX’s long-running flagship … Read More
VOD film review: The Hunt
May 15, 2016 | David FarnorMads Mikkelsen is devastatingly brilliant in Thomas Vinterberg’s brilliantly devastating drama.Read More
VOD film review: Kill Command
May 14, 2016 | David FarnorA slick indie sci-fi with enough smarts to keep things simple.Read More