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: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
July 17, 2014 | David FarnorThis smart blockbuster reboot is so character-driven that you forget the effects are even there.Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 11
July 16, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
What’s the one thing scarier than foreigners? FOREIGNERS WORKING TOGETHER.
Episode 11 of 24: Live Another Day took the show’s conservative politics to the point of no return by revealing that not only is Evil Chinese … Read More
VOD film review: The Year and the Vineyard
July 16, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Jonathan Cenzual Burley Cast: Andrea Calabrese, Javier Sáez Certificate: 15 Watch The Year and the Vineyard online in the UK: blinkbox
The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
Civil War soldier Andrea (Calabrese) finds … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Lions for Lambs
July 16, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Robert Redford Cast: Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep Certificate: 15 Watch Lions for Lambs online in the UK: Netflix UK
In a sea of left-wing filmmakers criticising America’s foreign policy, Robert Redford’s latest project could easily be drowned … Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Zero Theorem
July 16, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Terry Gilliam Cast: Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges Certificate: 15 Watch The Zero Theorem online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
What is … Read More
UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 2
July 15, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.
“Hello, I’m Ross. I’ll be your new interrogator.”
That’s the way all characters seem to introduce themselves in Utopia; a violent threat under a … Read More
VOD film review: Shifty
July 15, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Eran Creevy Cast: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng Certificate: 15 Watch Shifty online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
First came Kidulthood. Then Kidulthood put on some chest … Read More
VOD film review: Starred Up
July 15, 2014 | David FarnorJack O’Connell and Ben Mendelsohn deliver powerful turns in a drama that moves as much as it shocks.Read More
UK TV review: Utopia Season 2, Episode 1
July 14, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers for Season 1 of Utopia. Not caught up? See our spoiler-free review here.
How do you follow the first season of a conspiracy thriller?
That’s the problem facing Dennis Kelly. Season 1 decoded Utopia’s central puzzle: it … Read More
VOD film review: Love Me Till Monday
July 14, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Justin Hardy Cast: Sarah-Jayne Butler, Tim Plester, Georgia Maguire Certificate: 15 Watch Love Me Till Monday online in the UK: BFI Player+ / BFI Player / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Curzon Home Cinema
“Are you … Read More