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.
Netflix UK film review: Unknown
December 20, 2014 | David FarnorYou’ll enjoy Liam Neeson punching people almost as much as he does in this daft but fun conspiracy thriller.Read More
Amazon TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 7
December 19, 2014 | David FarnorNew episodes of Ripper Street Season 3 are added exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video every Friday.
Warning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
“Who would be a woman? Who would be a … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: All Hail King Julien
December 19, 2014 | David FarnorLet’s not beat around the jungle. Madagascar has had something of an uneven track record across its various sequels (number four is in the works), but it has had one constant: King Julien, the wonderfully deluded leader of a tribe … Read More
VOD TV review: Arrow and The Flash crossover episodes
December 19, 2014 | VOD NewsWith Episode 8 of The Flash and Episode 8 of Arrow Season 3 creating a two-part crossover episode, our own super writing team of Amon Warmann and Matthew Turner join forces for their own Arrow / The Flash crossover review.
VOD film review: The Constant Gardener
December 18, 2014 | David FarnorRalph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are superb in this stylish and compelling tale of corruption and loss.Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Episode 8 (The Saint of Last Resort)
December 18, 2014 | David FarnorYou can always tell when a TV series is getting confident: they add a cliffhanger. After seven episodes (and just in time for its mid-season break), Constantine is getting confident.
The clues arrive almost immediately, as we’re introduced to Anne-Marie … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 13 (Papa’s Goods)
December 18, 2014 | Chris BryantSons of Anarchy’s final episode is about fate, good and evil, the big picture and legacy. Big, powerful themes, but that’s really the only way to go out.
Kurt Sutter (who collects the writer and director credits for Papa’s Goods) … Read More
VOD film review: Sucker Punch
December 17, 2014 | David FarnorZack Snyder’s juvenile action fantasy is an uneven, uncomfortable watch.Read More
UK TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show (Episode 9)
December 16, 2014 | Alice SlaterAfter the carnage of cast members in Episode 8, murder most horrid continues to reign over the Floridian suburb of Jupiter. With just two episodes left, we’ve reached that point in American Horror Story Season 4 where no one is … Read More
VOD film review: Into the Storm
December 16, 2014 | David FarnorA committed performance from Richard Armitage can’t redeem this underwhelming disaster movie.Read More
















