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 VOD TV review: Supergirl, Episode 5 (How Does She Do It?)
December 3, 2015 | David FarnorHow does she do it? Not always that well, judging by Episode 5 of Supergirl. Originally intended to be Episode 4, before the Paris attacks caused it to be delayed (correctly, me might add) due to a bomb-themed story line, … Read More
UK TV review: Catastrophe Season 2
December 3, 2015 | David Farnor“Quite possibly the best comedy you’ll see all year” is how we described Season 1 of Catastrophe, which aired on Channel 4 at the beginning of the year. Now, before 2015 is over, the show has already returned for a … Read More
Top 10 running gags from How I Met Your Mother
December 3, 2015 | Mark HarrisonAll nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother are now on Disney+ UK. To celebrate, we look at the best running jokes from the show. Warning: This article contains very mild spoilers for all nine seasons, with some broad … Read More
VOD film review: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation
December 2, 2015 | David FarnorThrillingly impossible, Rogue Nation is one of the best entries in the franchise.Read More
First look UK TV review: Ash vs Evil Dead Season 1
December 1, 2015 | David Farnor“How does it feel to be back?” “Groovy.” Ash vs Evil Dead nails its homecoming in its opening episode – and this series does feel very much like a homecoming. Small-screen spin-offs from popular movie franchises have become two-a-penny in … Read More
15 reasons why Elf is the greatest Christmas movie of modern times
December 1, 2015 | Simon KinnearEverybody has their Yuletide favourites, from It’s A Wonderful Life to Die Hard. Quite right; they’re classics. But few recent films have broken through to movie fans’ all-time Christmas playlist… with one notable exception.
In only 12 years since it … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 7 and 8
November 30, 2015 | David FarnorCatching up with The Leftovers? We recommend watching Episodes 7 and 8 back-to-back in one sitting. This review contains spoilers.
The Leftovers is not the kind of show that deals in cliffhangers. And Jarden is not a town of miracles. … Read More
NFK: Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
November 30, 2015 | Nathanael SmithNetflix For Kids, the column where VODzilla.co get a childless adult to sift through the dregs of Netflix’s catalogue for the youngest cinephiles, takes on a festive theme with Mickey’s Magical Christmas.
Cinematic Universes are very much in vogue in … Read More
VOD film review: The Gift
November 30, 2015 | David FarnorJoel Edgerton is perfectly unnerving in this masterful psychological horror.Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (30th November)
November 30, 2015 | David FarnorFrom sports and music to drama and a series devoted entirely to colour, we review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer.
TV David Cup Tennis
Belgium and Great Britain go head-to-head in a historic … Read More