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.
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
UK TV review: Preacher Season 1, Episode 5 (South Will Rise Again)
June 27, 2016 | Chris Bryant
After a few weeks of Jesse spreading the good word, Tulip spreading vengeance, and Cassidy spreading the smell of whiskey, Preacher’s fifth episode is a sobering, balancing look forward into what may come.
When Fiore and DeBlanc catch up … Read More
