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: Chinatown
September 9, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Roman Polanski Cast: Jack Nicholson Certificate: 15 Watch Chinatown online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
“There’s something black in the green part of … Read More
Why you should be watching Line of Duty
September 9, 2015 | Helen ArcherJed Mercurio’s outstanding, ambiguous TV drama immerses us in the murky world of bent coppers.Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (8th September 2015)
September 8, 2015 | David FarnorAs autumn gets underway, the season of appointment TV begins once more in fresh earnest. The X Factor and Strictly join The Great British Bake Off in the TV industry’s efforts to create event television – the kind of thing … Read More
Netflix UK film review: All Things to All Men (The Deadly Game
September 8, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: George Isaac Cast: Toby Stephens, Rufus Sewell, Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands Certificate: 15 Watch All Things to All Men online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV … Read More
VOD film review: The Tribe
September 7, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Cast: Grigoriy Fesenko Certificate: 18 Watch The Tribe online in the UK: Amazon Prime / BFI Player / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
55 per cent of communication is non-verbal. Body language, eye … Read More
John Wick: A hard-hitting revenge thriller
September 7, 2015 | David FarnorKeanu Reeves is undoubtedly back in this hard-hitting action thriller.Read More
Catch up TV reviews: Educating Cardiff, Modern Life is Goodish, Life Stories, Sugar Rush
September 6, 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
VOD film review: Buttercup Bill
September 6, 2015 | David FarnorDirectors: Remy Bennett, Émilie Richard-Froozan Cast: Remy Bennett, Evan Louison, Pauly Lingerfelt Certificate: 15 Watch Buttercup Bill online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Eircom / Amazon Instant … Read More
Netflix TV review: Narcos (Episodes 2 to 5)
September 5, 2015 | Chris BryantTony Montana famously said “if you want a war, you got a war”. Pablo Escobar actually fought one. Continuing its rich blend of truth and past-tense fear-mongering, Narcos Season 1 lives up to the standards the fellow Netflix Originals have … Read More
VOD film review: Miss Julie
September 4, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Liv Ullmann Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessica Chastain Watch Miss Julie online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes
Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain. Together. In a room. For two hours. Doing naughty things. That alone is enough to … Read More
















