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: Les Combattants
June 21, 2015 | Chris BryantDirector: Thomas Cailley Cast: Kevin Azais, Adele Haenel Certificate: 15 Watch Les Combattants online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Eircom / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (21st June 2015)
June 21, 2015 | David Farnor
Father’s Day. A day for making connections. For taking a moment of appreciation. For watching cavemen talk about women and sex. And listening to a strange guy talk in a silly voice.
If you’re celebrating Father’s Day on BBC iPlayer … Read More
VOD film review: The Kids Are All Right
June 21, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Lisa Cholodenko Cast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hutcherson, Mia Wasikowska Certificate: 15 Watch The Kids Are All Right online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / … Read More
BBC TV review: The Clangers
June 20, 2015 | David Farnor
The gently warm-hearted animation is proof that remakes aren’t always a bad thing.Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 3, Episode 2
June 19, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
Already seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
There’s one key, perplexing issue at the heart of Hannibal (the show, that is) that really can make or break it for you. Many viewers pick up … Read More
VOD film review: Selma
June 18, 2015 | David Farnor
David Oyelowo is unrecognisable in Ava DuVernay’s stirring, powerful biopic of Martin Luther King, Jr.Read More
VOD film review: Happy-Go-Lucky
June 18, 2015 | David Farnor
Heartwarming, funny and bursting with kindness. Sally Hawkins shines in Mike Leigh’s character-driven delight.Read More
VOD film review: Kingsman: The Secret Service
June 17, 2015 | David Farnor
Matthew Vaughn’s violent, light-hearted answer to 007 is undone by its own macho humour.Read More
Netflix TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 7, 8, 9)
June 17, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Already seen Episodes 7, 8 and 9? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
The first three episodes of Sense8 introduced the idea. The second three brought the characters to life. Episodes 7 to 9 are designed almost … Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 6 (Glorious Horrors)
June 16, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 6? Read on at the bottom for additional, spoiler-filled comments.
What a tangled web our Penny Dreadfulites lead, as they wake up the morning after the night before. Now that creator has slept with creature and hunter … Read More
