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: Eddie the Eagle
August 5, 2016 | Craig SkinnerDexter Fletcher’s underdog sports movie is heartwarming and uplifting in a way that is utterly disarming.Read More
VOD film review: Things to Come
August 4, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsMia Hansen-Løve continues to excel with this bittersweet comedy starring Isabelle Huppert.Read More
Behind-the-scenes sketches from Netflix’s The Little Prince
August 4, 2016 | VOD NewsNetflix has released a series of behind the scenes sketches for The Little Prince.
Based on the 1943 novel of the same name, director Mark Osborne’s film is the first-ever animated feature adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s iconic masterpiece.
At … Read More
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 2, Episode 4
August 3, 2016 | David FarnorThis review contains spoilers. Not caught up with Mr. Robot Season 2 yet? Read our spoiler-free review of Episode 1 and 2.
Stalemate. That’s where we start in Episode 4 of Mr. Robot Season 2.
As is so typical of … Read More
All 4: Shorts coming soon to Channel 4’s VOD service in August 2016
August 3, 2016 | VOD NewsShorts continue to be a central part of Channel’s VOD service, All 4. From exploring the three-way dating scene and tales of body modification to 70s racing nostalgia and inspiring superhuman stories, here’s what’s on the way in August:
Limb … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Little Prince
August 3, 2016 | Nathanael SmithOne of the best animations of the year so far.Read More
VOD film review: Oranges and Sunshine
August 3, 2016 | David FarnorA calm, moving debut for Ken Loach Jr, Oranges and Sunshine is simply told and shockingly accurate.Read More
VOD film review: Project Nim
August 3, 2016 | David FarnorJames Marsh’s documentary about a chimp raised by humans is powerful, upsetting, provocative viewing.Read More
UK TV review: The Living and the Dead (spoilers)
August 2, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for the end of The Living and the Dead. For a spoiler-free review of the show, click here.
“You mistook me for a ghost… of my former self.” That’s Nathan Appleby in the final episode of … Read More
VOD film review: Dugma: The Button
August 2, 2016 | David Farnor“We long for the moment when we blow them up with a car bomb,” says one person in Dugma: The Button. “But first there’s the wedding.”
It’s an absurd sentence to comprehend, which is exactly why Paul Refsdal’s documentary is … Read More
















