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: Nasty Baby
April 9, 2016 | David Farnor
Kristen 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 Farnor
Director: 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
Interview: Terence Davies on Sunset Song
April 7, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
Sunset Song is both Terence Davies’ most lavish film and an adaptation of one of Scotland’s most beloved books. It’s a rich, lyrical film, with some of the finest cinematography of the year. This being a Davies film, however, it … Read More
Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete review: Episode 9
April 7, 2016 | Craig Skinner
Warning: This contains spoilers. Not seen this episode yet? Catch up with our reviews of Horace and Pete so far here.
Louis C.K. is trying to do a lot of things with Horace and Pete. Sometimes certain ideas and approaches … Read More
VOD film review: Buried
April 7, 2016 | David Farnor
Ryan Reynolds is superb in this high-concept, low-budget, top-notch thriller.Read More
VOD film review: The Devil’s Double
April 7, 2016 | David Farnor
The Devil’s Double is a film of two halves. Dominic Cooper is excellent in both.Read More
Netflix UK TV binge review: House of Cards Season 4, Episode 13
April 6, 2016 | Chris Bryant
Catch up with our House of Cards Season 4 viewing notes here.
“I don’t know how we survive this, Claire.”
Quickly resuming the story pre-credits at Frank’s negotiating with the ICO kidnappers, it becomes clear that where Episode 12 was … Read More
UK web series review: Flight 462 (Fear the Walking Dead)
April 6, 2016 | David Farnor
“Lights are going out everywhere…”
Fear The Walking Dead returns to UK TV on Monday 11th April, hot on the heels of The Walking Dead Season 6 finale. AMC’s prequel premiered on its own TV channel – available exclusively on … Read More
VOD film review: A Single Man
April 6, 2016 | David Farnor
Colin Firth is heart-breakingly good in this handsome, moving, sorrowful drama.Read More
