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: San Andreas
October 12, 2015 | David Farnor
Not even Dwayne Johnson can rescue this overblown disaster movie.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Beasts of No Nation
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Cary Fukunaga Cast: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba Watch Beasts of No Nation online in the UK: Netflix
A landmark in cinema and distribution history, Beasts of No Nation is Netflix’s first original feature – and what a revealing choice … Read More
UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 3 and 4)
October 11, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Episodes 3 and 4 of This Is England ’90, suitably titled Autumn and Winter, do exactly what many viewers expected. Where Spring and Summer displayed the boisterous bond the group feels, even when apart, the final two episodes do what … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 4
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Before Season 5 begins on Channel 4 on Sunday 11th October, we catch up with Homeland Season 4 – and where to watch it online.
Is there a TV show more unevenly brilliant than Homeland? Season 4 of the show … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 4 (Before the Flood)
October 11, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Before The Flood has a cold open sequence that is utterly unique in the history of Doctor Who. Never, in 52 years of adventures on … Read More
VOD film review: Red Army
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Gabe Polsky Cast: Viacheslav Fetisov, Scotty Bowman, Mark Deakins Certificate: PG Watch Red Army online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Anyone … Read More
MUBI film review: Junun
October 9, 2015 | Simon Kinnear
Paul Thomas Anderson’s documentary capturing a collaboration between Jonny Greenwood, Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur and Indian band Rajasthan Express is off-the-cuff, utterly relaxed filmmaking.Read More
VOD film review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
October 8, 2015 | David Farnor
This impeccable adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller is an atmospheric puzzle of betrayal, distrust and decline.Read More
VOD film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
October 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Bloody, funny, poetic and tragic, Tim Burton and Sweeney Todd prove the perfect match.Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 5)
October 7, 2015 | David Farnor
It’s not often that a TV show feels fully-formed in its first episode. A typical series takes a few weeks to reveal its characters, to find its voice. Red Oaks is not one of them.
Amazon’s latest original show is … Read More
