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.
Top TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer (17th May 2015)
May 17, 2015 | David Farnor
Sharks are circling everywhere on BBC iPlayer this week, from the brilliantly named documentary series Shark – guess what that’s about – to the cut-throat world of US television, as Episodes returns for a fourth season.
As ever, the Beeb’s … Read More
Why Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell should be your next box set
May 17, 2015 | David Farnor
A bewitching piece of television with the power to make the incredible credible.Read More
VOD film review: Foxcatcher
May 17, 2015 | David Farnor
Channing Tatum delivers a knockout performance in this chilling drama about a real life wrestler taken under the wing of a millionaire.Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 23 (Finale)
May 16, 2015 | Matthew Turner
The finales of Seasons 1 and 2 of Arrow were among the best episodes the show has done, so expectation was naturally extremely high for the final episode of Season 3. While My Name Is Oliver Queen was an entertaining … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Boat That Rocked
May 16, 2015 | David Farnor
A well-meaning love letter to music, this boat doesn’t rock, no matter how good its cast is.Read More
VOD film review: Clouds of Sils Maria
May 15, 2015 | Mark Harrison
Kristen Stewart steals the show in Olivier Assayas’ well-acted drama.Read More
YouTube review: Kermode and Mayo’s Film Thing
May 15, 2015 | David Farnor
When is a radio show not a radio show? Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo’s weekly film review programme on BBC Radio 5 Live has consistently asked that question, like two bickering uncles wondering who ate the last Twix (the answer, … Read More
VOD film review: Preservation
May 15, 2015 | David Farnor
Pablo Schreiber delivers an intense performance in this familiar but tense survival horror.Read More
UK TV review: Wayward Pines Episode 1 (Where Paradise Is Home)
May 14, 2015 | David Farnor
Twin Peaks fans rejoiced earlier this year, when word spread of a potential new series – and cried out in dismay when talks with David Lynch broke down. The TV world, though, has never been short of attempts to recapture … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 13 (The Milk & Honey Route)
May 14, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Already seen Episode 13? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
Opening on a dream sequence/flash forward in which Don is questioned by the police in a very familiar way, The Milk & Honey Route represents the … Read More
