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: 7 Minutes
October 14, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Jay Martin Cast: Luke Mitchell, Jason Ritter, Zane Hotlz Certificate: 15 Watch 7 Minutes online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Sony / Xbox / BT / Google Play/ Sky Store
VOD film review: The Look of Silence
October 13, 2015 | Chris Blohm
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer Certificate: 15 Watch The Look of Silence online in the UK: Sky Documentaries / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Vimeo On Demand
Read our interview with Joshua Oppenheimer here.
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UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 2
October 12, 2015 | David Farnor
“It’s hard to tell if they’re part of your story, or you’re part of theirs,” Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) is told during the second episode of The Leftovers Season 2. That, in many ways, was the problem with Season 1: … Read More
Brand new and brilliantly unpredictable: Why you should catch up with Fargo Season 1
October 12, 2015 | Chris Bryant
We look back at Season 1 of Fargo – and where you can watch it online.
Set in 2006, 10 years after the Coen Brothers’ film of the same name, Fargo incorporates a few of the major characters and feelings … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 6, Episode 1
October 12, 2015 | Neil Brazier
This is a spoiler-free review of Season 6, Episode 1 – read on at the bottom for spoilers.
New York City’s Madison Square Garden held a flagship premier event. Walker Stalker Con began in the United States (and is heading … Read More
VOD film review: San Andreas
October 12, 2015 | David Farnor
Not even Dwayne Johnson can rescue this overblown disaster movie.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Beasts of No Nation
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Cary Fukunaga Cast: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba Watch Beasts of No Nation online in the UK: Netflix
A landmark in cinema and distribution history, Beasts of No Nation is Netflix’s first original feature – and what a revealing choice … Read More
UK VOD TV review: This Is England ’90 (Episodes 3 and 4)
October 11, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Episodes 3 and 4 of This Is England ’90, suitably titled Autumn and Winter, do exactly what many viewers expected. Where Spring and Summer displayed the boisterous bond the group feels, even when apart, the final two episodes do what … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Homeland Season 4
October 11, 2015 | David Farnor
Before Season 5 begins on Channel 4 on Sunday 11th October, we catch up with Homeland Season 4 – and where to watch it online.
Is there a TV show more unevenly brilliant than Homeland? Season 4 of the show … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 4 (Before the Flood)
October 11, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This is a spoiler-free review. Already seen it? Read on at the end for spoilers.
Before The Flood has a cold open sequence that is utterly unique in the history of Doctor Who. Never, in 52 years of adventures on … Read More
