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: 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
ITV’s Jekyll & Hyde: A beast all of its own
October 24, 2015 | David FarnorITV is getting into the spooky Halloween spirit early this Sunday, with the premiere of its new action-adventure series, Jekyll & Hyde. It may air at 6.30pm, but it’s not quite the cheerful, child-friendly show you might expect. In fact, … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 2
October 24, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
The second episode of Arrow’s fourth season continues the forward momentum established last week, with things moving quickly in the case of two main storylines and plenty of character development for all the key players. The … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (24th October 2015)
October 24, 2015 | David FarnorBetween Fear Itself and Drive, BBC iPlayer’s movie collection alone is worth a click this week, but the site is as diverse as ever in its full streaming line-up, from Saxon sword-swinging and a cartoon series about a secret agent … Read More
VOD film review: Paper Planes
October 24, 2015 | Matthew TurnerAn unashamedly feel-good Australian children’s movie that knows exactly which buttons to press.Read More
VOD film review: Some Kind of Hate
October 23, 2015 | David FarnorThis nasty, grisly revenge horror has lots of violence but less depth.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: The Man in the High Castle (Episodes 1 and 2)
October 23, 2015 | David FarnorRead our exclusive interview with Rufus Sewell here.
“Our greatest days? They lie ahead!” cries a newsreel at the start of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle. It’s telling that the show, based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning … Read More
Web Series of the Week: Raindance Web Fest Top 12 (Part 2)
October 23, 2015 | David FarnorIt’s hard to believe that it’s only been a month since Raindance Web Fest – and so, before we begin our weekly web series feature proper, and as Vid Fest returns at London Comic Con this weekend, we present part … Read More
















