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: Calvary
August 22, 2014 | David FarnorBrendan Gleeson is brilliant in John Michael McDonagh’s bleak, funny and moving tale of a good man coming to terms with his mortality.Read More
VOD film review: Two Days, One Night
August 21, 2014 | Matthew TurnerThe Dardennes are at the top of their game with this superbly written, brilliantly acted drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Quiet Ones
August 20, 2014 | James ButlinDirector: John Pogue Cast: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke Rating: 15 Watch The Quiet Ones online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Sky Store / Rakuten TV / Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Under the Dome Season 1
August 19, 2014 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Under the Dome Season 1
As Under the Dome returns to Channel 5 for a second season, we look back at the first on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Is it worth catching up on … Read More
FrightFest review: Shortcuts to Hell II anthology (on TheHorrorShow.tv)
August 19, 2014 | David FarnorThree minutes isn’t a long time. It’s barely enough time to boil an egg. But Shortcuts to Hell II gives budding filmmakers exactly that amount of time to impress their panel of judges.
So it only seems fair we … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Tracks
August 19, 2014 | Chris BlohmDirector: John Curran Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver Certificate: 12A Watch Tracks online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
The opening shot of Tracks is an upside down glimmer of Mia … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 7 (May Be The Last Time)
August 18, 2014 | Jo BromilowThis final season of True Blood may have a much shorter episode run, but is fast becoming more complex as we head towards the show’s conclusion.
As opposed to previous seasons, which take in events that reach far outside … Read More
First look Netflix review: BoJack Horseman Season 1
August 18, 2014 | Philip W BaylesConsidering Netflix is trying to become a pioneer of what on-demand television can become, it’s a little ironic that BoJack Horseman feels so clichéd, at least on paper.
The eponymous equine (Will Arnett), once a sitcom star of the … Read More
VOD film review: Blood Ties
August 17, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Guillaume Canet Cast: Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, Billy Crudup, James Caan Certificate: 15 Watch Blood Ties online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV
Would you rather see a film starring Clive Owen … Read More
VOD film review: Cop Land
August 16, 2014 | Chris BryantDirector: James Mangold Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro Certificate: 18 Watch Cop Land online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
If The Expendables 3 has the greatest action cast of all time, Cop … Read More