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.
Utopia Season 1: Shockingly original TV
July 13, 2014 | David Farnor
This is a spoiler-free review of Utopia Season 1. Already seen it? Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery notes – or read our review of Season 2 here.
“It’s a graphic novel. It’s about a scientist who makes … Read More
VOD film review: Rock of Ages
July 12, 2014 | David Farnor
This disappointing musical is only fun when Tom Cruise is on screen.Read More
VOD film review: Lady Vengeance
July 11, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Director: Park Chan-wook Cast: Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik Certificate: 18
In a world close to combustion from internecine religious hatred, and where suicide bombings have made retaliatory terror a mainstay of the 24 hour news, it’s apt the revenge movie … Read More
VOD film review: How to Train Your Dragon
July 11, 2014 | David Farnor
Some films swoop into your heart. This one soars.Read More
VOD film review: Juan of the Dead
July 11, 2014 | David Farnor
Low-budget scares and satirical laughs collide in this entertaining, unique Cuban take on the undead.Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 10 (Naka-Choko)
July 11, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
As we get closer to the climax of what has been a truly breathtaking season, the bodies are piling up and the murders are getting more inventive – this week’s presentation is a show highlight, a work of deranged beauty … Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Extant Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
July 9, 2014 | David Farnor
“Just give me some time to figure it out.” That’s Molly’s reaction to her doctor in Episode 1 of Extant. It’s understandable: she’s just returned home after 13 months isolated in space. And discovered she’s with child.
It’s an … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 10
July 9, 2014 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Never trust a man in a cravat. That’s what 24: Live Another Day seemed to tell us in Episode 9, when it revealed that Adrian Cross was the bad guy all along.
Yes, Adrian Cross, everyone’s … Read More
Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie: The film Kevin Smith was made to distribute
July 9, 2014 | Chris Bryant
“Jay and Silent Bob win the lottery and become superheroes” would be an accurate depiction of Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie, an hour-long film penned by Kevin Smith and produced by hetero life-partner Jason Mewes. Scrappily animated … Read More
VOD film review: Under the Skin
July 8, 2014 | David Farnor
This atmospheric, unsettling, beautifully scored film sticks with you for an inhuman amount of time. Read More
