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.
VOD film review: Hush
April 10, 2016 | Ian LoringDirector: Mike Flanagan Cast: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr. Certificate: 15
Mike Flanagan has set himself out as one of the more interesting voices in horror over the last few years. His debut, Absentia, was a surreal and unsettling picture, … Read More
Walter Presents TV review: Spin Season 1
April 10, 2016 | Helen ArcherAfter our initial review of Spin’s opening episodes, we catch up with the rest of Season 1. Warning: This contains spoilers.
While the prize-winning French drama Spin seemed to tick all the right boxes when it debuted on More4 in … Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 2, Episode 1
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review. Come back after the episode’s release for additional, spoilery notes.
Season 1 of Outlander was one of the TV highlights of last year. Chronicling the tale of 1940s nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe), who found herself … Read More
UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 6 (Star City 2046)
April 9, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After spending the previous five episodes in the past, the Legends of Tomorrow head to the future in Episode 6, crash-landing, as the title indicates, in Star City, 2046. Fans of sister show Arrow will already … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 15 (Taken)
April 9, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Episode 15 of Arrow Season 4 features a guest appearance from D.C. superhero Vixen, making her live-action debut after starring in a series of animated shorts on CW Seed. Pleasingly, she’s played by Megalyn Echikunwoke, who … Read More
VOD film review: The Woman in Black
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorDaniel Radcliffe impresses in this enjoyably creepy ride through haunted house conventions.Read More
VOD film review: Couple in a Hole
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Tom Geens Cast: Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jerome Kircher Certificate: 15 Watch Couple in a Hole online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / We Are Colony / Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video … Read More
VOD film review: Nasty Baby
April 9, 2016 | David FarnorKristen Wiig is excellent in this provocative thriller that deliberately leaves you unsettled.Read More
BBC Three box set review: In the Flesh (Season 1)
April 9, 2016 | David Farnor“You get bitten. You come back. We’ve seen it in the films. That’s how it works.”
That’s one of the residents in Roarton, Lancashire, a town where the dead have started coming back to life. Zombies? In a TV show? … Read More
VOD film review: I Am Belfast
April 8, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Mark Cousins Cast: Helena Bereen, Mark Cousins Certificate: U Watch I Am Belfast online in the UK: BFI Player+ / BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes
The words “poetic tribute to the city of Belfast” may not … Read More
















