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: We Are the Best!
July 22, 2014 | David Farnor
This energetic celebration of identity and rebellion will make you want to start a punk band.Read More
VOD film review: I Am Divine
July 21, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz Cast: Divine, John Waters Certificate: 15
Initially, it seems like a missed opportunity for an artist as extraordinary as Divine to get a documentary as conventional as I Am Divine – yet, really, would anybody believe the … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 3 (Fire in the Hole)
July 21, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
As the body count rises thick and fast in the final season of True Blood, it was inevitable that, faced with their own mortality, the show’s characters (and indirectly the show’s writers) would have to contemplate loss. As Season 7 … Read More
VOD film review: 20 Feet from Stardom
July 20, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Morgan Neville’s film about several generations of backing singers is engaging, candid and humming with infectious personality.Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2, Episode 11 (Ko No Mono)
July 19, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
Across the last few episodes, as the supposedly well-meaning, flawed but ultimately ‘good’ Will Graham slips further and further down the path to his own destruction, you have to wonder what his parents must think of him. From taking some … Read More
VOD film review: The Lorax
July 19, 2014 | David Farnor
Compared to other films of Dr. Seuss, The Lorax feels flat and doesn’t amuse.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Hemlock Grove Season 2
July 19, 2014 | Chris Bryant
A troubled young girl – caught up in mysterious and dangerous goings on – is torn between her love for the rugged werewolf and the tall, blonde vampire in a town that exudes grunge and rains endlessly. Sound familiar? It … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Iron Sky
July 18, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Timo Vuorensola Cast: Julia Dietze, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby Certificate: 15 Watch Iron Sky online in the UK: Netflix UK
Nazis. On the moon. Moon Nazis. Noons. Mazis. However you say it, Iron Sky’s premise … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 12
July 18, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers.
“One day, I won’t remember any of this anyway…”
That’s President Heller looking back over the previous 24 hours of Live Another Day. That’s right, 24 hours covered in just 12 episodes – because this climactic … Read More
VOD film review: Short Term 12
July 18, 2014 | Andrew Jones
Smart, funny, sad and visually stunning, this moving ensemble drama is an absolute must-watch.Read More
