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 4
February 18, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the bottom for additional, spoilery analysis.
At risk of repeating myself, the upswing of Agent Carter’s expanded episode order for Season 2 has resulted in a more detailed, if more leisurely story, … Read More
YouTube Red film review: Lazer Team
February 18, 2016 | Ned NewberryWe continue our look at YouTube Red’s first wave of originals with Lazer Team, the feature-length outing from Rooster Teeth.
It’s hard to define what Lazer Team is as a piece of entertainment, is it an indie movie with something … Read More
YouTube Red TV review: Scare PewDiePie
February 17, 2016 | David FarnorEvery Wednesday, we take a look at a web series. This week, it’s YouTube Red original Scare PewDiePie.
For over 10 years, YouTube has existed quite happily on the Internet, streaming videos to any old – or, more specifically, young … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: Limitless
February 17, 2016 | Nathanael SmithOf all the films to merit a TV spin-off, Limitless didn’t seem like the most obvious choice. It was a box office success, with $160 million worldwide – all the more impressive given its reportedly modest budget of $27 million … Read More
VOD film review: Crimson Peak
February 17, 2016 | Jo BromilowEveryone will find something to enjoy in this Gothic horror’s richly painted gorgeousness.Read More
Amazon Prime Video UK TV review: The New Yorker Presents
February 16, 2016 | David FarnorAsk anyone on the streets of the UK and the number of people who say they read The New Yorker is going to be minimal at best. Amazon’s decision to turn the publication into video form, then, is a bizarre … Read More
Netflix UK review: Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 1
February 16, 2016 | David Farnor“People tell me how they see me. It’s not as a lawyer.”
It’s been a whole year since we last caught up with Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), the scheming con man who will one day become Saul Goodman, the scheming … Read More
UK TV review: The X-Files Season 10 (2016), Episode 2 (The Founder’s Mutation)
February 15, 2016 | David FarnorWarning: This contains mild spoilers.
“He didn’t answer my question,” observes Mulder in Episode 2 of The X-Files, after quizzing a sinister-looking man in a hospital. It’s the same thing that many people may be saying to themselves this week, … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 3
February 15, 2016 | Craig SkinnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
In our review of Episode 2 of Horace and Pete, we zeroed in on one particular idea that the episode seemed to be focused on: the fact that Horace (Louis C.K.) is a good listener. It’s … Read More
First look UK TV review: Vinyl (spoiler-free)
February 15, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsWhen it comes to the ever burgeoning output of a legendary filmmaker with a recurring, recognisable style, there can be a tendency, once in a while, when it comes to a new work that’s perhaps a little subpar, to rely … Read More