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: Precious Cargo
July 14, 2016 | Matthew Turner
An insultingly lazy Bruce Willis squanders the chance to have fun as a bad guy in this entertaining action thriller.Read More
Why you should be watching Stranger Things on Netflix UK
July 12, 2016 | Helen Archer
Season 5, Part 1 premieres on 26th November 2025. This review was originally published in July 2016 and is based on Season 1.
From its very opening, Stranger Things is less strange than it is familiar. Written and directed by … Read More
UK TV review: Preacher, Episode 7 (He Gone)
July 12, 2016 | Chris Bryant
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
“Custers don’t cry. We fight.”
The title of Preacher Episode 7, He Gone, may refer to Jesse’s casting out of Eugene, but it just as simply fits the preacher himself. Cocooning himself in his own … Read More
VOD film review: Kung Fu Panda 3
July 12, 2016 | Mark Harrison
Po comes full circle in this enlightened and enlightening sequel.Read More
Mr. Robot Season 1: The beautiful carnage of the unpredictable
July 11, 2016 | David Farnor
With Mr. Robot Season 2 arriving this week, get booted up to speed with our look back at the end of Season 1. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review of opening episodes, or stream the whole thing now on … Read More
VOD film review: Chicken
July 11, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Scott Chambers delivers a terrific performance as a teenager with learning disabilities in this assured debut from director Joe Stephenson.Read More
VOD film review: Forsaken
July 11, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Donald and Kiefer Sutherland play father and son on screen for the first time in this pleasingly old-fashioned western.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 13 (Dragonfly in Amber)
July 10, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Right, this is it, folks. The Outlander Season 2 finale has arrived. And all the signs are there for an ambitious climax – after all, you don’t name an episode after the very book you’re adapting … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Brief Encounters, Life Stripped Bare, Son of a B****
July 10, 2016 | David Farnor
What’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
Netflix UK film review: Weiner
July 10, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Scandal-plagued congressman Anthony Weiner attempts to run for Mayor of New York City in this gripping and timely documentary.Read More
