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: Arranged Marriage
February 14, 2023 | Matthew TurnerMegha Sandhu stars in this horror-comedy about a student who incurs the wrath of her family when she refuses to enter into an arranged marriage.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
February 7, 2023 | Helen ArcherJust over 10 years ago, on 2nd February 2013, some footage was uploaded to YouTube by Fresno-based reporter Jessop Reisbeck. He had been interviewing a hitchhiker, known at the time only as ‘Kai’, who had intervened in an assault … Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Shakma (1990)
February 6, 2023 | Matthew TurnerAn escaped baboon chomps its way through medical students in this cheesy but surprisingly dark creature feature.Read More
UK TV review: 1923
February 3, 2023 | Chris BryantThis prequel series delivers the worst of Yellowstone, oversimplified and overpriced.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: The best of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright
January 30, 2023 | Mark HarrisonOffering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Beethoven (1992)
January 28, 2023 | Mark HarrisonYou can’t help but roll over for this endearingly daft family-friendly comedy.
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True Crime Tuesdays: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
January 24, 2023 | Helen ArcherElizabeth Holmes remains unknowable in Alex Gibney’s clinical Theranos documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Sorry About the Demon
January 19, 2023 | Anton BitelEmily Hagins’ haunted house horror comedy is packed with charm, good humour and – yes – a demon.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Litvinenko
January 17, 2023 | Helen ArcherSimultaneously rushed and plodding, this four-part drama minimises what happened to Alexander Litvinenko.Read More
Why Five Days at Memorial should be your next box set
January 8, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis gripping account of what happened at Memorial hospital after Hurricane Katrina is important, devasting viewing.Read More















