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: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
October 5, 2014 | David FarnorThis all-new Freddy just doesn’t cut it.Read More
Sons of Anarchy Final Season UK review: Episode 4
October 5, 2014 | Chris BryantSons of Anarchy is a story of loyalty, strategy and family; cross-country drug wars and racist prison gangs. But sometimes, dropped into all the death and chaos, a sneering, murderous deviant falls deeply in love with a molested transgender prostitute. … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 7 (Kill the Moon)
October 4, 2014 | Simon KinnearRemember Armin Tamzarian? To many Simpsons fans, the name represents the horrible moment that a series defied its own (admittedly elastic) continuity and declared that Principal Seymour Skinner, a major character since the start of the show, was an imposter, … Read More
VOD film review: Draft Day
October 3, 2014 | Andrew JonesDirector: Ivan Reitman Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary Certificate: 15 Watch Draft Day online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV
Ivan Reitman’s recent spate of films has hardly … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Fading Gigolo
October 3, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: John Turturro Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Sofía Vergara Certificate: 15 Watch Fading Gigolo online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Rakuten TV
“This … Read More
VOD film review: Grace of Monaco
October 2, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Olivier Dahan Cast: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella Certificate: 12 Watch Grace of Monaco online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Grace … Read More
Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 3
October 2, 2014 | Chris BryantWhat makes Sons of Anarchy one of the truly great television shows of this era is a cast of likeable, believable, flawed characters. It has very strong, very brave writing; an admirable sense of tone and music; and a poetry … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Strain Episode 3
October 1, 2014 | David Farnor“Soon, no more pretending,” Thomas Eichorst (Richard Sammel) tells himself in the mirror at the start of The Strain Episode 3, just as he sticks a fake nose on his smiling face.
It’s an unexpectedly freaky opening to an hour … Read More
Sky TV recap: Boardwalk Empire Final Season, Episode 3
September 30, 2014 | Neil BrazierAfter the fun of Episode 2, Episode 3 by comparison appears to be just treading water – but underneath, its legs are kicking violently.
Finally back in Atlantic City, the Onyx now nothing but a sleazy strip club, Nucky (Steve … Read More
VOD film review: Clash of the Titans
September 30, 2014 | David FarnorThis underwhelming, unnecessary remake is a big epic with a tiny brain.Read More