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: 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 Harrison
All 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 Farnor
Thrillingly 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 Kinnear
Everybody 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 Farnor
Catching 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 Smith
Netflix 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 Farnor
Joel 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 Farnor
From 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
Amazon Prime TV binge review: The Man in the High Castle (Episodes 3 to 6)
November 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our exclusive interview with Rufus Sewell here.
What would America be like if we lost World War II? Episodes 1 and 2 of The Man in the High Castle impressed immediately with the quality of their world-building, an elegant … Read More
