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: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
October 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Bloody, funny, poetic and tragic, Tim Burton and Sweeney Todd prove the perfect match.Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Red Oaks Season 1 (Episodes 1 to 5)
October 7, 2015 | David Farnor
It’s not often that a TV show feels fully-formed in its first episode. A typical series takes a few weeks to reveal its characters, to find its voice. Red Oaks is not one of them.
Amazon’s latest original show is … Read More
VOD film review: Tomorrowland: A World Beyond
October 7, 2015 | Nathanael Smith
This underrated sci-fi is an original, inventive family adventure.Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (6th October 2015)
October 6, 2015 | David FarnorFrom Sliding Doors to A Syrian Love Story, BBC iPlayer’s movie collection alone is worth clicking onto this week, but the site is as diverse as ever in its streaming line-up, from a 1970s sitcom and a cartoon series about … Read More
VOD film review: Mad Max: Fury Road
October 6, 2015 | David Farnor
George Miller’s jaw-dropping post-apocalyptic actioner is insanely entertaining.Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Season 2, Episode 1
October 5, 2015 | David Farnor
“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”
That was Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) in Season 1 of The Leftovers, HBO’s mysterious drama that bewitched and … Read More
VOD film review: Catch Me Daddy
October 5, 2015 | Philip W Bayles
The Wolfe brothers establish themselves as a major new talent with this stunning Yorkshire thriller.Read More
Ridiculous, camp and OTT: Why Empire is a TV phenomenon
October 5, 2015 | Limara Salt
With Empire available to stream online, we look back at the first season of Lee Daniels’ phenomenal TV show.
It’s quite difficult to explain exactly how much of a phenomenon Empire is, but here goes. It is the number one … Read More
VOD film review: Convenience
October 5, 2015 | Ian Loring
A fast and funny comedy that leaves you with a smile on your face.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: The Last Man on Earth, Body Donors, Forced Marriage Cops, The Almost Impossible Game Show
October 4, 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
