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: 31
September 24, 2016 | Ian Loring
Rob Zombie’s visceral horror is a disappointing, generic ride.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Little Men
September 23, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Director: Ira Sachs Cast: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina García, Michael Barbieri Certificate: PG Watch Little Men online in the UK: Netflix UK / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten … Read More
First look UK TV review: Transparent Season 3
September 23, 2016 | David Farnor
Quietly bold and gently critical, Amazon’s sublime study of identity is as unique and involving as ever.Read More
VOD film review: Imperium
September 23, 2016 | Chris Bryant
Daniel Radcliffe delivers an intense performance in this subtle, brooding study of hate.Read More
VOD film review: Keep the Lights On
September 23, 2016 | David Farnor
Director: Ira Sachs Cast: Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth Certificate: 18 Watch Keep the Lights On online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
When a film starts in a dimly lit … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Easy
September 22, 2016 | David Farnor
Less like a TV show and more like serial eavesdropping, Joe Swanberg’s wonderfully intimate anthology is easy to watch.Read More
First look UK TV review: Red Dwarf XI
September 22, 2016 | David Farnor
“How many times have we seen that before?” moans Rimmer (Chris Barrie) in Episode 1 of the new season of Red Dwarf. Yes, the show is back for another six-part run, courtesy of UKTV’s Dave, and little has changed. Well, … Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3, Episode 5
September 22, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
“You keep me grounded,” Cameron tells Donna in Episode 5 of Halt and Catch Fire, Yerba Buena. Three seasons in, we know that Cameron has always needed Donna’s influence to ground her, but this is the … Read More
VOD film review: Green Room
September 21, 2016 | David Farnor
The only thing more shocking than how gory Green Room is? How efficient it is at being gory. This is a visceral, bone-snappingly raw horror.Read More
VOD film review: Baden Baden
September 21, 2016 | Victoria Curatolo
Director: Rachel Lang Cast: Salomé Rihard, Claude Gensac, Swann Arlaud Certificate: 15 Watch Baden Baden online in the UK: MUBI UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
French-Belgium filmmaker Rachel Lang presents her directorial debut with this unconventional … Read More
