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 1)
October 30, 2015 | David FarnorThis is a spoiler-free review. Read on at the end for spoilers.
“Can you believe that?” cries a waitress halfway through the opening episode of Supergirl, which landed in the UK and Sky 1 last night, only a couple of … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 3
October 30, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Say what you like about this episode’s various flaws (and there are many), at least this season of Arrow has learned from the mistakes of Season 3 and is barrelling ahead like nobody’s business, plot-wise. Hopefully, … Read More
VOD film review: The Vatican Tapes
October 30, 2015 | David FarnorMark Neveldine steps into spooky territory with this interesting but disappointingly conventional horror.Read More
Remembering the uncertainty: A look back at The Affair Season 1
October 28, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Season 1 of The Affair. Not caught up? Read our spoiler-free review here.
“Do you remember what happened?” “Like it was yesterday.”
It seems so long now since Season 1 of The Affair premiered in … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Capitalism: A Love Story
October 28, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Michael Moore Cast: Michael Moore Watch Capitalism A Love Story online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Years after Roger and Me, Michael Moore returns to … Read More
VOD film review: Howl
October 27, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Paul Hyett Cast: Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Sean Pertwee Certificate: 18 Watch Howl online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk / Eircom / Google … Read More
VOD film review: Mr. Holmes
October 26, 2015 | Neil AlcockA serene but devilishly smart take on one of popular culture’s most enduring legends.Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 3 (Thank You)
October 26, 2015 | Neil BrazierThis is a spoiler-free review of Episode 3. Read on for spoilers.
Season 6 continues to be one of the strongest of the entire Walking Dead series yet, as it continues to develop new, yet ultimately the same, ways of … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Homeland, My Son The Jihadi, Land of the Midnight Sun, Killing Kennedy
October 25, 2015 | David FarnorWhat’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.
(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 6 (The Woman Who Lived)
October 25, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
In a season that’s experimenting with two-parters all the way, the second halves of these first three stories have each been wildly different. The Witch’s … Read More