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: Inception
October 7, 2014 | David Farnor
Christopher Nolan’s intelligent, absurd blockbuster is a heist that works on every level.Read More
VOD film review: Crazy Heart
October 6, 2014 | David Farnor
With a stellar soundtrack and sincere cast, Crazy Heart is a gentle and moving piece.Read More
VOD film review: Broken Embraces
October 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Penélope Cruz is excellent in Pedro Almodóvar’s slow-burning, sensual drama of memories and lost love.Read More
VOD film review: Oculus
October 6, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Mike Flanagan Cast: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane Certificate: 15 Watch Oculus online in the UK: Amazon Prime / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Oculus … Read More
UK VOD TV Review: The Leftovers Season 1, Episode 3
October 5, 2014 | David Farnor
“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”
The Leftovers has been ambling along for the last two weeks, waiting, like its audience, for a solution to … Read More
VOD film review: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
October 5, 2014 | David Farnor
This all-new Freddy just doesn’t cut it.Read More
Sons of Anarchy Final Season UK review: Episode 4
October 5, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Sons of Anarchy is a story of loyalty, strategy and family; cross-country drug wars and racist prison gangs. But sometimes, dropped into all the death and chaos, a sneering, murderous deviant falls deeply in love with a molested transgender prostitute. … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 7 (Kill the Moon)
October 4, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Remember Armin Tamzarian? To many Simpsons fans, the name represents the horrible moment that a series defied its own (admittedly elastic) continuity and declared that Principal Seymour Skinner, a major character since the start of the show, was an imposter, … Read More
VOD film review: Draft Day
October 3, 2014 | Andrew Jones
Director: Ivan Reitman Cast: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary Certificate: 15 Watch Draft Day online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV
Ivan Reitman’s recent spate of films has hardly … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Fading Gigolo
October 3, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: John Turturro Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Sofía Vergara Certificate: 15 Watch Fading Gigolo online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Rakuten TV
“This … Read More
