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: Snow White and the Huntsman
July 3, 2014 | David FarnorAn entertaining cast and impressive visuals can’t redeem this uneven, derivative fantasy epic.Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 9 (Shiizakana)
July 3, 2014 | Jo BromilowLast week’s episode was a carnival of the animals, but in Episode 9, with a stripped back cast of characters, we are granted a personal audience in front of a smaller court from the animal kingdom. This week, Hannibal is … Read More
VOD film review: Up in the Air
July 2, 2014 | Selina PearsonReitman follows Juno with another snappy script that snipes at the selfishness of corporate America.Read More
VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 9
July 2, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers.
Let it never be said that 24 doesn’t know how to mix it up. So far, Live Another Day has delivered a versatile blend of stupidity, sentiment, action and more stupidity. After last week’s unexpectedly moving farewell … Read More
VOD film review: The Five-Year Engagement
July 2, 2014 | David FarnorEmily Blunt and Alison Brie shine in this funny, sweet and engaging rom-com.Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 7 (Possession)
July 1, 2014 | Alex ClementsClaustrophobia isn’t simply the fear of enclosed spaces; it’s a powerful reaction to being contained within them. Sufferers often report an inability to breathe, as if oxygen is running out. Penny Dreadful knows how to do claustrophobia. Almost the entirety … Read More
UK TV review: Why The Shield is a TV milestone
July 1, 2014 | Andrew JonesThe best anti-hero on the small screen since Walter White – but this came first.Read More
VOD film review: The Grand Budapest Hotel
July 1, 2014 | David FarnorRalph Fiennes is wonderful in Wes Anderson’s hilarious clockwork dainty that ticks along with a polite smile.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyers Cut)
June 30, 2014 | James ButlinA detailed, yet accessible, history of Monty Python, you won’t find many better comedy documentaries around.Read More
VOD film review: Moonrise Kingdom
June 30, 2014 | David FarnorHilariously daft, amiably warm, gorgeously colourful and generally all-round awwww.
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