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.
True Crime Tuesdays: Candy
November 8, 2022 | Helen ArcherThis unshowy, well-acted whydunnit leaves too many questions unanswered.Read More
VOD film review: See How They Run
November 7, 2022 | David FarnorAn entertaining cast and playful script make this knowing crime caper a fun night in.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Blockbuster: Season 1
November 6, 2022 | David Farnor“I don’t love the pattern that’s starting to emerge.” That’s Timmy (Randall Park) at the beginning of Blockbuster, Netflix’s new TV series set within one of the titular video rental stores. The irony of that sentence won’t be lost on … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Enola Holmes 2
November 5, 2022 | Charlotte HarrisonThis satisfactory sequel has enough breezy adventure to entertain most of the family.Read More
Apple TV+ film review: Causeway
November 4, 2022 | David FarnorJennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry are excellent in this slight but thoughtful exploration of facing one’s past.Read More
VOD film review: Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
November 4, 2022 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThe Esiri brothers’ arresting debut feature is an evocative portrait of Lagos.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 21
November 2, 2022 | Neil BrazierSeason 11, Part 3 will premiere with episodes arriving weekly on Mondays. Read our other Season 11 reviews here.
Something has happened in The Walking Dead that maybe was blatantly obvious when you start to dissect the situation, but otherwise … Read More
VOD film review: Hocus Pocus 2
October 31, 2022 | VOD NewsThis knowingly nostalgic sequel is a charming celebration of sisterhood.Read More
VOD film review: Brian and Charles
October 29, 2022 | Matthew TurnerAn eccentric inventor builds a robot companion in this charming and funny British mockumentary.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: The Craft (1996)
October 28, 2022 | Mark HarrisonThis fun, female wish-fulfilment fantasy slides too obviously into chiding its characters.Read More
















