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: The Double
July 31, 2014 | David FarnorJesse Eisenberg is excellently awkward in Richard Ayoade’s enjoyable twisted comic drama.Read More
VOD film review: Ironclad 2
July 30, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Jonathan English Cast: Tom Rhys Harries, Tom Austen Certificate: 15 Watch Ironclad 2 online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Amazon Instant Video
Several years ago, a hacking, slashing epic with a camp sense of … Read More
Case Notes: A recap of Scandal Season 1 and 2
July 30, 2014 | Jo BromilowThe glossiest, most dramatic Washington-based show is back on our screens. That’s right – after months without her, Olivia Pope – Washington’s premiere fixer – returns for more Scandal with her team of “gladiators in suits”, defending the un-defendable in … Read More
VOD film review: Believe
July 30, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: David Scheinmann Cast: Jack Smith, Natascha McElhone, Brian Cox, Toby Stephens Certificate: PG Watch Believe online in the UK: N/A
Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned sports drama about a young underdog trying to achieve their dream? That was … Read More
VOD film review: Noah
July 29, 2014 | David FarnorAmbitious, confident and vividly human, Aronofsky’s Noah is a thrilling, shocking, daringly unique piece of cinema.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Divergent
July 28, 2014 | Chris BryantDirector: Neil Burger Cast: Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Theo James Certificate: 12 Watch Divergent online in the UK: Netflix UK / Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Google Play / Amazon Instant Video
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 4 (Death Is Not the End)
July 28, 2014 | Jo BromilowAt the rate things are going, this entire season of True Blood could be fitted into a week. Given that a good year has elapsed since the end of Seasons 6, the locals must be desperate for some drama. And … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Happy Christmas
July 27, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Joe Swanberg Cast: Joe Swanberg, Anna Kendrick, Lena Dunham Melanie Lynskey Certificate: 15 Watch Happy Christmas online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
The end of … Read More
Why The Honourable Woman should be your next box set
July 27, 2014 | Jo BromilowIt seems fair to call The Honourable Woman the BBC’s answer to Homeland, because there are several crucial elements that are very similar. Identikit opening credit montage? Check. A complex female lead? Check – Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the decorated Baroness … Read More
VOD film review: The Informant!
July 27, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynskey Certificate: 15 Watch The Informant! online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
“Polar bears cover their noses … Read More