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.
Short film review: Black Angel (1980)
June 7, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Roger Christian Cast: Tony Vogel Runtime: 25 mins Watch Black Angel online in the UK: YouTube / iTunes
Every Sunday, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday. This week, with the news … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (7th June 2015)
June 7, 2015 | David FarnorThe BBC can sometimes provide a mixed bag of TV offerings. The recent premiere of Sun Trap, a purported comedy starring Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak, is a prime example: the sitcom sees Novak’s undercover investigator parade a range of … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 16 (Season 1 finale)
June 7, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
And so we reach the end of Outlander Season 1, a show that has been uneven – mostly in a good way – in its attempts to bring Diana Gabaldon’s historical fantasy romance to the screen. … Read More
VOD film review: Listen Up Philip
June 6, 2015 | David FarnorObnoxious, awkward and highly, highly amusing. Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 1
June 6, 2015 | David FarnorWith Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 to 4 departing Amazon Prime on 16th October 2020, we boot up the first season of AMC’s computer drama.
Halt and Catch Fire: an early computer command that forced all instructions to compete … Read More
VOD film review: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films
June 5, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Mark Hartley Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Molly Ringwald, Tobe Hooper, Franco Zeffirelli, Alex Winter Certificate: 18 Watch Electric Boogaloo online in the UK: BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) … Read More
The beginner’s guide to Wet Hot American Summer
June 5, 2015 | Clarisse LoughreyWet Hot American Summer returns for a prequel series on Netflix this July, despite the fact that its reunited cast are now 14 years older than they were when it was first made. With the original film finally available on … Read More
VOD film review: I Am Big Bird
June 4, 2015 | Ivan RadfordI Am Big Bird captures the magic behind Sesame Street’s most famous figure with infectious, childlike enthusiasm.Read More
Amazon Prime film review: Beetlejuice
June 4, 2015 | Neil BrazierDirector: Tim Burton Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder Certificate: 15 Watch Beetlejuice online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
When Adam (Baldwin) and … Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 5 (Above the Vaulted Sky)
June 3, 2015 | David FarnorOne of Penny Dreadful’s biggest strengths is its ability to treat sex seriously. It’s not just for titillation – although it is certainly for that as well – but it is also used to progress the show’s plot and develop … Read More