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: The Book of Life
February 21, 2015 | Nathanael Smith
Director: Jorge R. Gutiérrez Cast: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman Certificate: U Watch The Book of Life online in the UK: Disney+ / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / … Read More
VOD film review: Kung Fu Killer (Kung Fu Jungle)
February 20, 2015 | David Farnor
A thrilling display of martial arts that repeatedly hits the spot.Read More
UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 5 (Crows)
February 20, 2015 | David Farnor
Read our reviews of each episode of Season 1 here.
Whoever said Wolf Hall was boring? The ratings may have dropped for the BBC’s adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novels, but the penultimate episode of the season is its busiest yet.
UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 11
February 20, 2015 | Amon Warmann
Warning: This contains spoilers for Episode 11 of The Flash.
Although it’s only 11 episodes into its maiden season, The Flash has gone out of its way to roll out a bevy of comic book villains for our hero to … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 11 (Midnight City)
February 20, 2015 | Matthew Turner
After showing us the severity of Oliver’s post-cliff-hanger injuries last week, it would have been a bit lame if the show had brought him back to Starling City just one episode later, so Midnight City duly shows us just how … Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 1 (Mercenary)
February 20, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers for Season 1 and 2 of Vikings.
“When will I die?” asks Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) at the start of Season 3 of Vikings.
It’s an ominous question for any main character to ask, especially in … Read More
VOD film review: Predestination
February 19, 2015 | David Farnor
Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook star in this enthralling indie sci-fi that dares to think big.Read More
VOD TV review: Broadchurch Season 2, Episode 7
February 19, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: If you haven’t seen Season 1, this will contain spoilers.
Closing speeches are a gift for films and TV series. Dramatic. Rousing. Full of heightened emotion and theatrical rhetoric. Episode 7 of Broadchurch Season 2 impresses, then, by … Read More
VOD film review: The Judge
February 19, 2015 | Mark Harrison
This Robert Downey Jr drama nibbles at greatness, but mostly just fishes for Oscars.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 3 (Nacho)
February 18, 2015 | David Farnor
This will contain spoilers for Better Call Saul Episode 1 and 2.
“Get out of here today or you’re a dead man.”
Episode 3 is when Better Call Saul gets serious – but, impressively, is also when it gets funnier. … Read More
