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 binge-review: Orange Is the New Black Season 4, Episode 7 to 10 (spoilers)
July 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Watch Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black along with us: leave your comments below for Episodes 7 to 10, all spoilers welcome. Not caught up with Season 4? Read our spoiler-free review of the first four episodes here. … Read More
Why you should be watching Gilmore Girls
July 1, 2016 | Helen Archer
Before the Gilmore Girls reunion airs, it’s time to acquaint – or reacquaint – yourself with the denizens of Stars Hollow. For the newbies, the programme follows single mother Lorelei (Lauren Graham), her brainy, high-achieving daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), and … Read More
VOD film review: The Colony
July 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Elevated by an excellent cast, this is an engaging drama that shines a deserving light on an unknown chapter of history.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Notes on Blindness
July 1, 2016 | Matthew Turner
This skilfully made, profoundly moving British documentary explores and illuminates the experience of blindness.Read More
VOD film review: Evolution (2015)
June 30, 2016 | Matthew Turner
A surreal fairy-tale nightmare that plays on coming-of-age fears, augmented by jaw-dropping imagery and a smattering of body-horror.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Jackrabbit
June 29, 2016 | Anton Bitel
Director: Carleton Ranney Cast: Josh Caras, Ian Christopher Noel, Reed Birney, Joslyn Jensen Watch Jackrabbit online in the UK: Netflix UK / Amazon Prime / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
“You two seem like an … Read More
VOD film review: Anna Unbound
June 29, 2016 | Chris Bryant
A tense study in anxiety that never reaches freedom.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Triple 9
June 29, 2016 | Mark Harrison
An unbalanced crime drama that’s heartless, if not hollow.Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 10 (The Winds of Winter)
June 28, 2016 | Paul Greenwood
Warning: This contains spoilers.
There’s a splendid Robin Williams stand-up routine from the 80s where he talks about being a new father and the shock of seeing a soiled nappy for the first time.
“You may have been a lumberjack, … Read More
VOD film review: A Bigger Splash
June 28, 2016 | David Farnor
A steamy thriller driven by four superb performances, A Bigger Splash is cinema to soak up and savour.Read More
