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: Source Code
January 29, 2015 | David Farnor
Source Code matches confident mainstream entertainment with indie sci-fi smarts.Read More
VOD film review: The Boxtrolls
January 28, 2015 | Mark Harrison
Essential viewing for the little weirdoes in your life.Read More
Top 13 TV shows and films on BBC iPlayer
January 28, 2015 | David Farnor
This month marks the release of the BBC’s most ambitious iPlayer release to date: Adam Curtis’ experimental documentary Bitter Lake, which deconstructs modern society, media and power to explain why the big stories that politicians tell us have become so … Read More
VOD TV review: Broadchurch Season 2, Episode 4 (spoiler-free)
January 27, 2015 | David Farnor
Warning: If you haven’t seen Season 1, this will contain spoilers.
“Abby, these are people’s lives we’re talking about!” scalds Sharon (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), as the defence team for Joe Miller stroll the coastline and discuss who to pin Danny’s … Read More
VOD film review: In Order of Disappearance
January 27, 2015 | David Farnor
Fargo meets Taken? You wonder why Norway hasn’t made it sooner.Read More
UK TV VOD review: American Horror Story: Freak Show Episode 13 (Finale)
January 27, 2015 | Alice Slater
Aside from The Walking Dead (which will outlive us all), all good things must come to an end. It’s with a heavy heart that we must say farewell to the carnival, as Episode 13 marks the final chapter in our … Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Season 1, Episode 10 (Quid Pro Quo)
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
Constantine continues its strong run with Quid Pro Quo, an episode that ticks off yet another box on the to-do list for an excellent TV series.
We’ve written at length before about Matt Ryan’s perfect performance, the show’s understanding … Read More
VOD film review: Gone Girl
January 26, 2015 | David Farnor
A gleefully dark satire on marriage, media and the stories that are told in each.Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Black Sails Season 2, Episode 1
January 25, 2015 | David Farnor
“There is simply no way of stealing that gold.”
The strength of Black Sails has always been its complexity. Rather than settle for being a Pirates of the Caribbean knock-off, it strives to plunder waters with more depth. And so, … Read More
Amazon kids’ TV pilot review: Table 58, Niko and the Sword of Light, Just Add Magic
January 23, 2015 | David Farnor
We’ve written before on why kids are important to VOD companies and how Netflix and Amazon are vying to win them over, but while Netflix continues to focus on spin-off series from DreamWorks Animation, it’s to Amazon’s credit that they … Read More
