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.
Merry Christmas! ‘Tis the season to go VOD-ing…
December 25, 2014 | David Farnor‘Tis the season go VOD-ing…
So, this is Christmas. The Interview has been released online in the US after all. Lionsgate have released Are You Here on VOD in the UK. And we’re seeing record numbers of visitors on our … Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 9 (The Climb – mid-season finale)
December 24, 2014 | Matthew TurnerWell, that was one HELL of a mid-season finale. Top that, any other show on television right now. That’s right, you can’t.
After all the complaints about Arrow’s third season lacking momentum and having no clear sense of direction (dragging … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 9, The Man in the Yellow Suit (mid-season finale)
December 24, 2014 | Amon WarmannWarning: This contains spoilers.
When The Flash debuted back in October, we noted how impressed we were with its confidence in tone and identity. Now that we’re at the mid-point of the first season, it’s perhaps even more notable to … Read More
Top 10 films and movies on BBC iPlayer (Tuesday 23rd December)
December 24, 2014 | VOD NewsWith Christmas finally upon us, people across the UK will be sitting down to watch… something on the telly. Not sure where to start? We round up this week’s top 10 new TV shows and movies on BBC iPlayer.
From … Read More
VOD film review: Due Date
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorTwo unlikeable leads travel across America in this disappointingly average comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Boyhood
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Richard Linklater Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette Certificate: 15 Watch Boyhood online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
My nephew has … Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Mozart in the Jungle
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorGael Garcia Bernal plays a sexy conductor in Amazon’s new original TV series, Mozart in the Jungle. If that sentence doesn’t make the show stand out from the crowd, the subject matter certainly will: the backstage life of the New … Read More
VOD film review: The Keeper of Lost Causes
December 21, 2014 | David FarnorA Scandi crime franchise based on impressively economic storytelling? More please.Read More
UK TV review: Adventure Time (Season 1 and Season 2)
December 20, 2014 | Nathanael SmithTo get a good sense of precisely why Adventure Time, a Cartoon Network show ostensibly aimed at kids, has gathered such a cult audience around the world, you only need to look at the way it ends its episodes.
Netflix UK film review: Robin Hood (2010)
December 20, 2014 | David FarnorLarge in scale and gritty in tone, Robin Hood is bloated, but watchable mulch.Read More
















