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.
VOD film review: Some Kind of Hate
October 23, 2015 | David Farnor
This 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 Farnor
Read 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 Farnor
It’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
VOD film review: Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
October 22, 2015 | David Farnor
This documentary about an Elvis soundalike is an intriguing study of the thin line between fame and anonymity.Read More
FrightFest Presents VOD film review: AfterDeath
October 22, 2015 | Leslie Byron Pitt
Directors: Gez Medinger, Robin Schmidt Certificate: 18 Watch AfterDeath online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk / Eircom / Volta / Xbox / Sky Store / Rakuten TV … Read More
VOD film review: Hollywood Trash
October 22, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Director: Phil Volken Cast: Jed Rees, Jon Huck, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Steven Bauer Certificate: 12A Watch Hollywood Trash online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Written and directed by … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 1
October 21, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Now that we’ve had a bit of time to think about it, it’s fair to say that Season 3 of Arrow was not its best season. It often seemed like they were either dragging their feet … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Archer Season 6
October 21, 2015 | Philip W Bayles
If re-inventing the formula of a hit show after four consistently brilliant seasons is a bold move, then going back to the old formula just one season later is insane. Thankfully, there seems to be method in showrunner Adam Reed’s … Read More
VOD film review: Night of the Living Deb
October 21, 2015 | Matthew Turner
A welcome addition to the zom-com genre with a star-making central performance from Maria Thayer.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Lazarus Effect
October 20, 2015 | Matthew Turner
This low-budget horror squanders its potential with generic jump-scares.Read More
