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.
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 9
April 11, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains minor spoilers.
If the first half of Outlander Season 1 was a celebration of a woman’s independent identity, it concluded with a bit of a dilemma: the rescuing of Claire from the clutches of Black Jack Randall. … Read More
Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 11 (finale)
April 11, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: If you haven’t watched the previous episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers.
“A loving God could not have created something so wicked.”
That’s what Darwin apparently wrote about the wasps that, it turns out, have been the force … Read More
ITV review: Thunderbirds Are Go! (Episodes 1 to 3)
April 11, 2015 | David FarnorYou can tell a lot about a TV show from its title. Thunderbirds Are Go! – with the emphasis firmly on that exclamation mark – takes the Gerry Anderson puppets of old and puts them in motion. And then some. … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 18 (Public Enemy)
April 10, 2015 | Matthew TurnerYou have to hand it to Arrow. Once again, they have pulled off an episode that could easily have been the season finale – except, once again, it isn’t, and they still have five episodes left to go. All of … Read More
First look Netflix TV review: Marvel’s Daredevil Season 1 (spoiler-free)
April 9, 2015 | Philip W BaylesWhile Marvel Studios’ reign over the box office seems set to continue for many years, it’s fair to say that their forays into television haven’t been quite so successful. The critics may love Agent Carter but it’s struggling to keep … Read More
VOD film review: Lost River
April 9, 2015 | Matthew TurnerRyan Gosling’s strong visual sense shows promise for future endeavours.Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 8 (Severance)
April 9, 2015 | Chris BryantThe final half of the final season of Mad Men opens with a girl looking directly down the camera, identical to Freddy Rumsen’s introduction to Season 7 Part 1 – “It’s about time” – except now, it’s not so much … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 7 (Paris)
April 8, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for anyone who has not seen Episodes 1 to 6 of Vikings Season 3. Read on at your peril.
So, Athelstan is dead – and with him goes one of Vikings’ most interesting characters. How … Read More
VOD film review: Black Sea
April 8, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Kevin Macdonald Cast: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn Certificate: 15 Watch Black Sea online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Last year year, it … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul finale (Episode 10 – Marco)
April 7, 2015 | David Farnor“I was hired to a job. I did it. And that’s as far as it goes.”
That’s Mike (Jonathan Banks) to Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) in the Better Call Saul finale, as they reminisce in the car park about the Kettlemans’ … Read More