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.
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 6 (Glorious Horrors)
June 16, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
What a tangled web our Penny Dreadfulites lead, as they wake up the morning after the night before. Now that creator has slept with creature and hunter … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10
June 15, 2015 | David FarnorThis review is spoiler-free. Already seen the Season 5 finale? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
“I think we’re done here,” says Ramsay Bolton in the middle of Game of Thrones Season 5’s final episode.
It’s the … Read More
VOD film review: Jupiter Ascending
June 15, 2015 | David FarnorThe Wachowskis’ eye-popping fantasy adventure is, for its flaws, a great hover boots movie.Read More
Channel 4 TV review: Humans Episode 1
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorThis contains mild spoilers.
“What if she isn’t pretty? Can we change her for another one?”
That’s the daughter of Laura (Katherine Parkinson), whose husband, Joe (Tom Goodman Hill), buys a new Synth to help around the house. They’re the … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (14th June 2015)
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorA wave of new dramas arrive on BBC iPlayer this week, as The Game finishes and another game begins. But the Beeb’s TV line-up remains as diverse as ever, with the debut of a new documentary series about Napoleon.
That … Read More
VOD film review: Despicable Me
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorSteve Carell and a bunch of slapstick sidekicks bring real charm to these villainous comedy.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Queen and Country
June 14, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: John Boorman Cast: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, David Thewlis, Richard E Grant, Sinead Cusack Certificate: 15 Watch Queen and Country online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Curzon Home Cinema … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 1
June 13, 2015 | Jo BromilowAnd so, like the lethal yet beautiful predator that he is, Hannibal has slunk back onto our TV screens. Or more precisely, building on the dramatic, yet measured, exit he made at the end of last season’s devastating finale, he … Read More
VOD film review: The Dead Lands
June 13, 2015 | Ian LoringDirector: Toa Fraser Cast: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka Certificate: 18 Watch The Dead Lands online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
The Dead Lands … Read More
VOD film review: Insidious
June 13, 2015 | David FarnorInsidious will make you howl with laughter as much as fear. Either way, it’s a hoot. Read More