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: Hush
April 10, 2016 | Ian LoringDirector: Mike Flanagan Cast: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr. Certificate: 15 Watch Hugh online in the UK: Netflix UK
Mike Flanagan has set himself out as one of the more interesting voices in horror over the last few years. His … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Spin Season 1
April 10, 2016 | Helen ArcherAfter our initial review of Spin’s opening episodes, we catch up with the rest of Season 1. Warning: This contains spoilers.
While the prize-winning French drama Spin seemed to tick all the right boxes when it debuted on More4 in … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 2, Episode 1
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the episode’s release for additional, spoilery notes.
Season 1 of Outlander was one of the TV highlights of last year. Chronicling the tale of 1940s nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe), who found herself … Read More
UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 6 (Star City 2046)
April 9, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After spending the previous five episodes in the past, the Legends of Tomorrow head to the future in Episode 6, crash-landing, as the title indicates, in Star City, 2046. Fans of sister show Arrow will already … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 15 (Taken)
April 9, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Episode 15 of Arrow Season 4 features a guest appearance from D.C. superhero Vixen, making her live-action debut after starring in a series of animated shorts on CW Seed. Pleasingly, she’s played by Megalyn Echikunwoke, who … Read More
VOD film review: The Woman in Black
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorDaniel Radcliffe impresses in this enjoyably creepy ride through haunted house conventions.Read More
VOD film review: Couple in a Hole
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Tom Geens Cast: Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jerome Kircher Certificate: 15 Watch Couple in a Hole online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / We Are Colony / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video … Read More
VOD film review: Nasty Baby
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorKristen Wiig is excellent in this provocative thriller that deliberately leaves you unsettled.Read More
BBC Three box set review: In the Flesh (Season 1)
April 9, 2016 | David Farnor“You get bitten. You come back. We’ve seen it in the films. That’s how it works.”
That’s one of the residents in Roarton, Lancashire, a town where the dead have started coming back to life. Zombies? In a TV show? … Read More
VOD film review: I Am Belfast
April 8, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Mark Cousins Cast: Helena Bereen, Mark Cousins Certificate: U Watch I Am Belfast online in the UK: BFI Player+ / BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes
The words “poetic tribute to the city of Belfast” may not … Read More