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.
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 7 (Bingo)
March 17, 2015 | David Farnor“The thing you have to know about me is I’ve got nothing to lose.”
That’s Jimmy talking to The Kettlemans in Episode 7 of Better Call Saul and it nails exactly why we like him: he’s a fighter, working his … Read More
VOD film review: Interstellar
March 17, 2015 | David FarnorChristopher Nolan’s stunning sci-fi struggles to make the leap between the divine and the domestic.Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 9
March 17, 2015 | Jo BromilowNo matter what age we are, we still take reassurance from the idea that, no matter where we are, our parents are a reliable and stable constant from our babyhood to our adulthood. As confused twenty-somethings struggling to make sense … Read More
UK TV review: Poldark Season 1, Episode 1 and 2
March 16, 2015 | David FarnorPoldark and handsome. Apart from that pun, what does the BBC’s new costume drama have to offer?
Based on the novels by Winston Graham, the series follows Ross Poldark, who returns to Cornwall in the 1780s after several years in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 11
March 16, 2015 | Amon WarmannNot seen Episodes 1 to 10 of Gotham? This will contain spoilers.
The first 10 episodes of Gotham were, to say the least, uneven: although many of the characters that came to form the show’s core grew slowly more defined … Read More
VOD film review: White Bird in a Blizzard
March 16, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Gregg Araki Cast: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Thomas Jane Certificate: 15 Watch White Bird in a Blizzard online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
How many modern filmmakers are … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Returned (US remake) – Episode 1 and 2
March 16, 2015 | David FarnorHow do you remake a TV show that’s special precisely because it’s so unique? The Returned, A&E’s version of the 2013 show Les Revenants, attempts to do just that.
The premise of the series is wonderfully eerie: a bunch of … Read More
Sky TV review: Wild Things
March 15, 2015 | David FarnorIs there any night of the week that can’t be improved by people dressing up in giant animal costumes and running into things? Trigger Happy TV did just that for Friday night on Channel 4, when dogs as tall as … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 4
March 15, 2015 | David Farnor“I have taken some of his pains upon myself,” says Harbard halfway though Episode 4 of Vikings Season 3, as he helps Ragnar and Aslaug’s son, Ivar. It only adds to the weight behind that pressing question: who on earth … Read More
VOD film review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
March 15, 2015 | David FarnorThe penultimate entry in The Hunger Games franchise is grippingly political and thrillingly personal.Read More