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.
UK TV review: Constantine Episode 8 (The Saint of Last Resort)
December 18, 2014 | David FarnorYou can always tell when a TV series is getting confident: they add a cliffhanger. After seven episodes (and just in time for its mid-season break), Constantine is getting confident.
The clues arrive almost immediately, as we’re introduced to Anne-Marie … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 13 (Papa’s Goods)
December 18, 2014 | Chris BryantSons of Anarchy’s final episode is about fate, good and evil, the big picture and legacy. Big, powerful themes, but that’s really the only way to go out.
Kurt Sutter (who collects the writer and director credits for Papa’s Goods) … Read More
VOD film review: Sucker Punch
December 17, 2014 | David FarnorZack Snyder’s juvenile action fantasy is an uneven, uncomfortable watch.Read More
UK TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show (Episode 9)
December 16, 2014 | Alice SlaterAfter the carnage of cast members in Episode 8, murder most horrid continues to reign over the Floridian suburb of Jupiter. With just two episodes left, we’ve reached that point in American Horror Story Season 4 where no one is … Read More
VOD film review: Into the Storm
December 16, 2014 | David FarnorA committed performance from Richard Armitage can’t redeem this underwhelming disaster movie.Read More
VOD film review: Beyond the Edge
December 16, 2014 | David FarnorDirected by Leanne Pooley Cast: Chad Moffitt, Sonam Sherpa, John Wraight, Joshua Rutter Certificate: PG Watch Beyond the Edge online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
An inspiring achievement. An awesome spectacle. There’s … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 10
December 16, 2014 | Amon WarmannIf you’ve been following these reviews, you’ll know that we’ve had our qualms with Gotham during its first batch of episodes. Indeed, some of the problems we mentioned in Episode 1 still apply to Episode 10, with this week’s dose … Read More
VOD film review: Lucy
December 15, 2014 | David FarnorScarlett Johansson is excellent in this off-the-wall actioner.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 6 (The Incontrovertible Truth)
December 14, 2014 | David FarnorNew episodes of Ripper Street Season 3 are added exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video every Friday.
Warning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
“Everything you would see rid from these world, I … Read More
VOD film review: The Illusionist (2010)
December 13, 2014 | David FarnorA beautiful love letter to old-school magic, The Illusionist is a delicate and bittersweet pleasure.Read More