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 TV Review: Agent Carter Season 1, Episode 2 (Bridge And Tunnel)
July 19, 2015 | Mark Harrison
Already seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for additional notes with spoilers.
“So, I’ve got two foreign agents with no voice-boxes, fighting over a milk truck full of experimental implosives.”
In terms of catch-up dialogue for the casual … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 6
July 19, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
Already seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
How does one hunt a dangerous beast? That’s what we explore in this episode – the various ways you actually entrap a cornered creature. Because while Hannibal … Read More
Catch-up TV reviews: Girls with Autism, Not Safe for Work, Humans, Child Genius, Inside the Ku Klux Klan
July 18, 2015 | David Farnor
We catch up with some of the TV shows and films currently available on free VOD services in the UK. (For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best on BBC iPlayer column.)
Girls with Autism (ITV Player)
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Extant, Season 2, Episode 2 & 3
July 18, 2015 | David Farnor
“Is that what you want? To kill me?” “What I want is to know what the hell is going on.”
If any TV show’s going to have dialogue that spells out its problems explicitly, it’s going to Extant. Mickey Fisher’s … Read More
VOD film review: The Salt of the Earth
July 17, 2015 | Josh Slater-Williams
Directors: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Cast: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Certificate: 12
With The Salt of the Earth, Wim Wenders has helmed yet another strong documentary about a fellow artist (see Pina), though this time he’s … Read More
VOD film review: The Wonders
July 16, 2015 | Matthew Turner
A bittersweet and beautiful coming-of-age story.Read More
VOD film review: Creep
July 16, 2015 | David Farnor
Creep repeatedly crosses the boundary between silly and sinister to genuinely scary effect.Read More
First Look Netflix TV review: BoJack Horseman Season 2
July 16, 2015 | Nathanael Smith
The first few episodes of BoJack Horseman Season 1 started poorly. The title character is a washed-up ex-sitcom star, who starts to work on his memoirs with a spiky writer, all while trying to salvage his career. The jokes were … Read More
BBC iPlayer review: BBC Comedy Feeds (2015)
July 15, 2015 | David Farnor
This week sees the return of the BBC Comedy Feeds to BBC iPlayer. Now in their fourth year, the shorts are part an ongoing scheme by BBC Three, BBC Comedy and BBC Academy to provide a platform for new and … Read More
VOD film review: Elephant Song
July 14, 2015 | David Farnor
As a showcase for three top performances, this is a frequently enthralling watch.Read More
