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.
Disney+ short film review: Toy Story of Terror!
October 26, 2013 | David Farnor
This heartfelt, female-led Pixar short is frighteningly fun for the family.Read More
iTunes review: Doctor Who – The Web of Fear
October 26, 2013 | Simon Kinnear
The second of two six-part Doctor Who stories – alongside The Enemy Of The World – recently returned to the BBC Archives after being missing, presumed destroyed. Aside from Episode 1, the story has been unseen in the UK since … Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Crossing Lines (Episode 1 and 2)
October 25, 2013 | Andrew Jones
Amazon’s new acquisition, Crossing Lines, sees William Fichtner – of Drive Angry, Heat and Elysium fame – as Carl Hickman, a former New York detective hiding out in Amsterdam with an injured hand but a deductive mind. Hickman’s brilliance is called … Read More
VOD TV review: Downton Abbey Season 4, Episode 5
October 24, 2013 | Neil BrazierDownton Abbey almost takes a deep breath this week and glosses over most of what’s come before. With the death of one of its residents, the show is set to take back the farm they have left behind, but Robert … Read More
VOD film review: The Selfish Giant
October 24, 2013 | David Farnor
Clio Barnard’s scrapheap coming-of-age drama is a tiny, towering study of friendship and class.Read More
VOD TV review: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Episode 4, Eye Spy)
October 23, 2013 | Neil Brazier
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Opening with over a dozen men all dressed in grey suits and creepy red masks, Episode Four introduces a darker tone to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. This week, a former protégé of Coulson appears … Read More
VOD film review: The East
October 23, 2013 | David Farnor
The OA’s Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling team up for this gripping and provocative thriller.Read More
VOD film review: The Deep
October 23, 2013 | David Farnor
Baltasar Kormákur moving survival drama finds ordinary truth in extraordinary history.Read More
VOD film review: Behind the Candelabra
October 22, 2013 | Ruby
Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe Watch Behind the Candelabra online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
When Michael Douglas appeared at the 2013 Emmys to … Read More
VOD TV review: Homeland Season 3, Episode 3 (Tower of David)
October 21, 2013 | David Farnor
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Welcome back, Brody. All is forgiven. Well, you know, except for the terrorism and stuff.
That was the point we had reached with Homeland, a show that used to be about … Read More
