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: 12 Angry Men
August 30, 2015 | David Farnor
In the world of cinema, one man cannot make a masterpiece. Even Sidney Lumet, a film-maker spoken of in the kind of revered tones used for that most loved of modern auteurs Christopher Nolan, had a team of people around … Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: AAAAAAAAH!
August 30, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Director: Steve Oram Cast: Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Toyah Wilcox, Tom Meeten, Lucy Honigman, Julian Barratt Watch AAAAAAAAH! online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Xbox / Sky Store / Rakuten TV / … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (30th August 2015)
August 30, 2015 | David Farnor
Familiar faces from long ago resurface on BBC iPlayer this week – and we don’t just mean Goodness Gracious Me.
Anne Robinson’s return to presenting brings us Britain’s Spending Secrets, an excuse for the Weakest Link host (whose credentials as … Read More
VOD film review: Michael Mann’s The Keep (1983)
August 29, 2015 | Mark Harrison
A flawed, but woefully under-appreciated gem.Read More
NFK: The Care Bears Movie
August 29, 2015 | Nathanael Smith
Have you ever dipped into Netflix’s kids’ section? It’s a realm of gaudy coloured franchises you never knew existed, threequels made for around 10p and forgotten films from the 80s that, even then, no one watched. A strong backbone of … Read More
Catch up TV reviews: The Trials of Jimmy Rose, School Swap, Muslim Drag Queens
August 29, 2015 | David Farnor
What’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
First look Netflix UK TV review: Narcos
August 28, 2015 | Chris Bryant
“Magic realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe. There is a reason magic realism was born in Colombia.”
Narcos follows the 80s cocaine boom from the very … Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Wind Walkers
August 28, 2015 | Ian Loring
Director: Russell Friedenberg Cast: Zane Holtz, Glen Powell, Phil Burke Watch Wind Walkers online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk / Eircom / Google Play
Wind Walkers is … Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Body
August 28, 2015 | David Farnor
Directors: Dan Ber, Robert Olsen Cast: Alexandra Turshen, Helen Rogers, Lauren Molina Watch Body online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google P;ay
Christmas films are everywhere … Read More
VOD film review: What Have I Done to Deserve This?
August 28, 2015 | David Farnor
Almodóvar fuses serious drama and subtle farce with his first internationally distributed film.Read More
