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: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8 (Hardhome)
June 1, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.
What would you do to save your own skin? That’s the question that every character in Game of Thrones is starting to face.
It’s a crucial … Read More
VOD film review: Ex Machina
June 1, 2015 | David FarnorAlex Garland’s smart sci-fi thriller raises pertinent issues of gender and control.Read More
VOD film review: Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
June 1, 2015 | Nathanael SmithA perfectly contained piece of entertainment that mines each frame for every possible laugh.Read More
VOD film review: Results
May 31, 2015 | Ivan RadfordDirector: Andrew Bujalski Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders Certificate: 15
How do you follow a movie about Computer Chess? With a film about fitness instructors. Andrew Bujalski couldn’t have picked a more different subject for his new film, … Read More
VOD film review: Timbuktu
May 31, 2015 | David FarnorThis insight into life under Islamic militant rule is a perturbing, pertinent piece of cinema.Read More
Short film review: Kung Fury
May 31, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: David Sandberg Cast: David Sandberg Runtime: 30 mins Watch Kung Fury online in the UK: YouTube
Every Sunday, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.
A martial arts spoof about a cop … Read More
VOD film review: The Last Act (The Humbling)
May 30, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Barry Levinson Cast: Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig Certificate: 15 Watch The Last Act online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
“All the world’s a stage,” an … Read More
VOD film review: Big Hero 6
May 30, 2015 | Nathanael SmithDisney creates one of its best characters in years with this heartfelt tale of superhero, science and sibling loss.Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 4
May 28, 2015 | David FarnorSome women are destined to the be the centre of attention. Others hide away, blending into the shadows like a discreet pattern on a wallpaper. Penny Dreadful explores the gulf between the two in Episode 4 of Season 2.
After … Read More