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: Mindscape
August 30, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Director: Jorge Dorado. Cast: Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox Certificate: 15 Watch Mindscape online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Sky Store … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Pompeii
August 29, 2014 | Neil Brazier
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Cast: Kit Harrington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Certificate: 12 Watch Pompeii online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
VOD film review: The Informant (Gibraltar)
August 28, 2014 | James Butlin
Director: Julien Leclercq Cast: Gilles Lellouche, Tahar Rahim, Riccardo Scamarcio Certificate: 15 Watch The Informant online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play / Sky … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 1 (Deep Breath)
August 25, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Warning: This contains mild spoilers
It’s the perfect title, of course. Every X number of years, Doctor Who fans gather, breath held, to find out if the new guy is going to match up to the standards set by previous … Read More
VOD film review: Gainsbourg
August 25, 2014 | David Farnor
With fantastical visuals and a stylish soundtrack, this arresting look at a controversial artist is flawed but above the ordinary.Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 8 (Almost Home)
August 25, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
It’s getting harder to know what to make of this final season, what conclusion to eventually draw, as the various threads get tied up. What started out as a decent scale conflict between our protagonists and the Hep V vampires … Read More
VOD film review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
August 23, 2014 | Ian Loring
This machine-tooled young adult fantasy is a franchise non-starter.Read More
VOD film review: Calvary
August 22, 2014 | David Farnor
Brendan Gleeson is brilliant in John Michael McDonagh’s bleak, funny and moving tale of a good man coming to terms with his mortality.Read More
VOD film review: Two Days, One Night
August 21, 2014 | Matthew Turner
The Dardennes are at the top of their game with this superbly written, brilliantly acted drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Quiet Ones
August 20, 2014 | James Butlin
Director: John Pogue Cast: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke Rating: 15 Watch The Quiet Ones online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Sky Store / Rakuten TV / Amazon Instant Video
