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: Going the Distance
November 29, 2014 | David FarnorDrew Barrymore and Justin Long make sparks fly in this natural, funny rom-com.Read More
VOD film review: Age of the Dragons
November 29, 2014 | David FarnorThis disappointing take on Moby Dick fails to live up to its absurd premise.Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 5 (The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak)
November 28, 2014 | Matthew TurnerThis week’s Felicity-centric episode opens with a nicely cut-together montage of three fight training sequences: Oliver and Roy, Laurel and Ted Grant, and Thea and Malcolm Merlyn, who are continuing their training in secret now they’re now back in Starling … Read More
VOD film review: Stations of the Cross
November 28, 2014 | Matthew TurnerDisturbing, thought-provoking and genuinely moving. Read More
VOD film review: The Town
November 28, 2014 | David FarnorThis accomplished, riveting crime drama isn’t as hot as Heat, but it’s still a scorcher.Read More
VOD film review: The Veteran
November 28, 2014 | David FarnorToby Kebbell anchors this uneven drama about a war veteran adrift in a tough London neighbourhood.Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video film review: Repo Men
November 27, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Miguel Sapochnik Cast: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga Certificate: 18 Watch Repo Men online in the UK: Amazon Prime Instant Video
We’ve all been there – taken out a credit plan to pay for a new … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 7
November 27, 2014 | Philip W BaylesWatching The Knick has, until now, been a pleasure tinged with frustration. From the start the show has been fascinating, its weird mix of contemporary aesthetic and turn-of-the-century world building elevating what could have been just another better-than-average drama. But … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Episode 11 (The Third Rail)
November 26, 2014 | David Farnor“We should think this out. Regroup.” “We’ve got him on the run! We must press on!”
Episode 11 of The Strain is the entire show in a nutshell: a frantic dash through blind tunnels to find the next big confrontation … Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Am Ali
November 26, 2014 | Matthew TurnerThis documentary about the legendary boxer is enjoyable, informative and ultimately moving.Read More