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 10 TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer (Saturday 6th December)
December 7, 2014 | David Farnor
Winter is coming – and so are those long, cold nights. Not to mention the long, cold weekends. And those long, cold mornings. It’s at times like this that BBC iPlayer comes into its own, giving you a chance to … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 12 (Red Rose)
December 7, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Sons of Anarchy’s penultimate episode explores the idea that Jax Teller’s vengeance has consumed him to the point where there is little human left. Sutter’s superb characters have reached a milestone in their existence whereby their previous actions, having decided … Read More
VOD film review: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
December 7, 2014 | Ian Loring
Director: Mami Sunada Cast: Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata Certificate: PG Watch The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness online in the UK: Amazon Prime Instant Video / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Studio Ghibli … Read More
Disney+ short film review: Toy Story That Time Forgot
December 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Pixar’s knowingly sweet dino-adventure is laugh-out-loud funny.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Kick-Ass
December 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Why so serious? Kick-Ass is a fun, thrilling and violent take on superhero stories.Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 6
December 5, 2014 | Matthew Turner
Rather than tease the mystery for a couple of episodes, Guilty gets straight on with the business of deciding whether or not Roy actually killed Sara, as was hinted at by his cliff-hanging dream sequence last week.
After he … Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 5 (Heavy Boots)
December 5, 2014 | David Farnor
New episodes of Ripper Street Season 3 are added exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video at 9pm every Friday.
Warning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
Is he dead? That was the question … Read More
VOD film review: Escape from Tomorrow
December 5, 2014 | Clarisse Loughrey
Escape from Tomorrow’s central guerrilla concept is both the source of its triumph and its downfall.Read More
VOD film review: The Inbetweeners 2
December 5, 2014 | Mark Harrison
Ambitiously unambitious, this teen sequel still hasn’t grown up – and that’s exactly what it’s good at.Read More
VOD film review: Argo
December 5, 2014 | David Farnor
An espionage blockbuster that works as historical drama, political thriller and a love letter to cinema.Read More
