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 TV binge review: Sense8 (Episodes 4, 5 6)
June 8, 2015 | Chris Bryant
“Art is like religion – to the believers, it is everything.”
Netflix’s blurb suggests that Sense8’s protagonists, The Sensates, are people whose telepathic gifts are the one thing keeping them alive. However, Episodes 4, 5, & 6 suggest quite the … Read More
VOD film review: Son of a Gun
June 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Ewan McGregor goes bad guy for this tense, smart, gripping thriller.Read More
Short film review: Black Angel (1980)
June 7, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Roger Christian Cast: Tony Vogel Runtime: 25 mins Watch Black Angel online in the UK: YouTube / iTunes
Every Sunday, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday. This week, with the news … Read More
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (7th June 2015)
June 7, 2015 | David Farnor
The BBC can sometimes provide a mixed bag of TV offerings. The recent premiere of Sun Trap, a purported comedy starring Bradley Walsh and Kayvan Novak, is a prime example: the sitcom sees Novak’s undercover investigator parade a range of … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 16 (Season 1 finale)
June 7, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
And so we reach the end of Outlander Season 1, a show that has been uneven – mostly in a good way – in its attempts to bring Diana Gabaldon’s historical fantasy romance to the screen. … Read More
VOD film review: Listen Up Philip
June 6, 2015 | David Farnor
Obnoxious, awkward and highly, highly amusing. Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 1
June 6, 2015 | David Farnor
With Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 to 4 departing Amazon Prime on 16th October 2020, we boot up the first season of AMC’s computer drama.
Halt and Catch Fire: an early computer command that forced all instructions to compete … Read More
VOD film review: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films
June 5, 2015 | Matthew Turner
Director: Mark Hartley Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Molly Ringwald, Tobe Hooper, Franco Zeffirelli, Alex Winter Certificate: 18 Watch Electric Boogaloo online in the UK: BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) … Read More
The beginner’s guide to Wet Hot American Summer
June 5, 2015 | Clarisse Loughrey
Wet Hot American Summer returns for a prequel series on Netflix this July, despite the fact that its reunited cast are now 14 years older than they were when it was first made. With the original film finally available on … Read More
VOD film review: I Am Big Bird
June 4, 2015 | Ivan Radford
I Am Big Bird captures the magic behind Sesame Street’s most famous figure with infectious, childlike enthusiasm.Read More
