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: Beetlejuice
June 4, 2015 | Neil Brazier
Dark, funny, crazy and curious, Tim Burton’s horror comedy feels as fresh and exciting as the day it was released.Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 5 (Above the Vaulted Sky)
June 3, 2015 | David Farnor
One of Penny Dreadful’s biggest strengths is its ability to treat sex seriously. It’s not just for titillation – although it is certainly for that as well – but it is also used to progress the show’s plot and develop … Read More
First look Netflix TV review: Sense8 (Episodes 1 to 3)
June 2, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Already seen Episodes 1 to 3? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled notes.
The Wachowskis begin, as they so regularly do, with elegant confusion.
Sense8, like a lot of shows, lives to intrigue and create tension through … Read More
VOD film review: Whoops!
June 2, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Tony Hipwell, Miles Watts Cast: Elaine Glover, Andrew Dunn, Olwen May, Philip Rowson Watch Whoops! online in the UK: Vimeo On Demand
Serial killers are no laughing matter. Well, most of them aren’t. Then again, Rose (Glover) isn’t really … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 8 (Hardhome)
June 1, 2015 | David Farnor
Already seen Episode 8? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.
What would you do to save your own skin? That’s the question that every character in Game of Thrones is starting to face.
It’s a crucial … Read More
VOD film review: Ex Machina
June 1, 2015 | David Farnor
Alex Garland’s smart sci-fi thriller raises pertinent issues of gender and control.Read More
VOD film review: Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
June 1, 2015 | Nathanael Smith
A perfectly contained piece of entertainment that mines each frame for every possible laugh.Read More
VOD film review: Results
May 31, 2015 | Ivan Radford
Director: Andrew Bujalski Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders Certificate: 15
How do you follow a movie about Computer Chess? With a film about fitness instructors. Andrew Bujalski couldn’t have picked a more different subject for his new film, … Read More
VOD film review: Timbuktu
May 31, 2015 | David Farnor
This insight into life under Islamic militant rule is a perturbing, pertinent piece of cinema.Read More
Short film review: Kung Fury
May 31, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: David Sandberg Cast: David Sandberg Runtime: 30 mins Watch Kung Fury online in the UK: YouTube
Every Sunday, we review a short film available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.
A martial arts spoof about a cop … Read More
