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: Kung Fu Panda 3
July 12, 2016 | Mark HarrisonPo 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 FarnorWith 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 TurnerScott 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 TurnerDonald 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 FarnorWarning: 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 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 … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Weiner
July 10, 2016 | Matthew TurnerScandal-plagued congressman Anthony Weiner attempts to run for Mayor of New York City in this gripping and timely documentary.Read More
9 reasons you should be watching Happy Valley
July 10, 2016 | Matthew TurnerSeason 3 premieres on 1st January 2023.
Wherever you were in May 2014, it’s a cast-iron certainty that at some point you heard a variation on the phrase, “Oh my goodness, did you see Happy Valley last night?” The first … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Scream Season 2, Episode 6 (Jeepers Creepers)
July 9, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
This is it, Episode 6 of Scream Season 2 tells us. This is the moment when Noah confronts Audrey and the truth comes out. End season. Except, of course, there are still several episodes to go … Read More
Netflix UK binge-review: Orange Is the New Black Season 4 Finale (Episodes 11, 12 and 13)
July 9, 2016 | David FarnorWatch Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black along with us: leave your comments below for Episodes 11 to 13, all spoilers welcome. Not caught up with Season 4? Read our spoiler-free review of the first four episodes here … Read More
















