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 TV review: Bloodline Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 3)
May 27, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains mild spoilers for the basic setup of Bloodline’s second season.
“We’re not bad people,” said John Rayburn (Kyle Chandler) in the first season of Bloodline. “But we did a bad thing.” That was the hook for Netflix’s … Read More
VOD film review: The Trust
May 27, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Nic Cage delivers his most enjoyable performance since Bad Lieutenant in this stylish thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Likely Stories
May 26, 2016 | Jo Bromilow
Likely Stories, an anthology of four Neil Gaiman short stories. We dive into the author’s fantasy world…
Bedtime stories and fairytales grow up, just like their subjects. And grown-up ones are often best written by Neil Gaiman – a master … Read More
9 unanswered questions we have after Bloodline Season 1
May 26, 2016 | David Farnor
With Bloodline Season 2 arriving on Friday 27th May, some will be binge-viewing the first run to catch up with Netflix’s series. Others will be looking forward to returning to Florida Keys for more Rayburn family action after a 12-month … Read More
VOD film review: Youth
May 25, 2016 | David Farnor
A witty and often warm meditation on ageing and death.Read More
VOD film review: 99 Homes
May 25, 2016 | David Farnor
A hugely powerful drama that brings home the personal cost of the financial crisis.Read More
VOD film review: The Assassin
May 25, 2016 | David Farnor
There are martial arts movies and there are martial arts movies. The Assassin isn’t either.Read More
UK TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 4 (A Blade of Grass)
May 24, 2016 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
All of the great shows have episodes that stand alone as perfect pieces of television. And make no mistake: Penny Dreadful is one of the great modern shows. It may not have won awards, not even … Read More
UK TV review: Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 5 (The Door)
May 24, 2016 | Paul Greenwood
Warning: This contains spoilers.
You’d need Doc Brown riding in on the back of a T-800 to explain away the end of the latest episode of Game of Thrones.
The timey-wimey conceit of its central storyline, so beloved of fantasy … Read More
VOD film review: The Call Up
May 24, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Director: Charles Barker Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers, Dino Fazzani, Max Deacon, Ali Cook, Adriana Randall Certificate: 15 Watch The Call Up online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk … Read More
