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.
UK TV review: Agent Carter: Season 2, Episode 5
February 25, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery analysis.
Last summer, Marvel Studios proved their capering credentials on the big screen with Ant-Man, a heist movie with a super-powered twist. As usual, Agent Carter doesn’t … Read More
Web series review: The Skinny (Jessie Kanhweiler)
February 24, 2016 | David FarnorEvery Wednesday, we take a look at a web series. This week, it’s Refinery 29’s The Skinny.
Earlier this year, Sundance Film Festival did something for the first time: it put on a special screening to preview a web series. … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 4
February 24, 2016 | Craig SkinnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
The first episode of Horace and Pete, which already feels like so long ago, thanks to the rich material we’ve seen since, featured a debate surrounding the concepts of conservatism and liberalism and Episode 4 returns … Read More
VOD film review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
February 23, 2016 | Chris BryantBright, vibrant and an immeasurable amount of fun.Read More
Netflix UK review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 2
February 23, 2016 | David Farnor“I cannot hear about this sort of thing ever again.”
After last week’s superb opener, Season 2 of Better Call Saul continues to put Jimmy’s (Bob Odenkirk) relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn) front and centre. They’re far from the world’s … Read More
VOD film review: Suffragette
February 23, 2016 | David FarnorInspiring and hugely moving, this is a historical drama that feels urgently present.Read More
UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 3 (Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster)
February 22, 2016 | David FarnorWhen a show is brought back for a limited series, it’s hard to know what it should be; exactly the same as the old days or something self-aware and new? The X-Files’ 2016 reboot has been a typically uneven affair, … Read More
VOD film review: James White
February 22, 2016 | Paul GreenwoodChristopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon are exceptional in this powerful and raw drama.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 10 (The New World)
February 22, 2016 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the broadcast for additional spoilers.
How does The Walking Dead follow such an intense episode like No Way Out? Either it continues running at full pelt or it slows to takes a … Read More
VOD film review: Cartel Land
February 22, 2016 | RubyThis intense, gripping documentary deserves all the awards bestowed upon it.Read More