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: Green Room
September 21, 2016 | David FarnorThe 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 CuratoloDirector: 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
Netflix UK film review: ARQ
September 19, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Tony Elliott Cast: Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor Watch ARQ online in the UK: Netflix
The good news? You’ve invented a machine that produces infinite free energy. The bad news? Some people want to get hold of it. People with … Read More
VOD film review: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
September 19, 2016 | David FarnorThis strange-but-true story of a literary hoax is fascinating to watch.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Saw the Light
September 18, 2016 | David FarnorTom Hiddleston shines in this formulaic biopic of Hank Williams.Read More
Catch up TV review: Unspun, The Last Leg, First Day at Big School
September 18, 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 weekly Best … Read More
UK TV review: The Night Of
September 18, 2016 | David Farnor“If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” That’s a lawyer speaking at the trial of Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani-American, in HBO’s The Night Of. Invited to a party in downtown Manhattan, he borrows his dad’s taxi … Read More
VOD film review: The Neighbour
September 17, 2016 | David FarnorA visceral, scuzzy thriller.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Narcos Season 2 (Episodes 8, 9, 10)
September 17, 2016 | Chris BryantA juggernaut of a story told in a stylish, tough, and human way.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Clan
September 16, 2016 | Simon KinnearA stark, sober gangster drama shot through with a choking, claustrophobic sense of horror.Read More
















