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: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
October 3, 2013 | Ian Loring
This charming, endearing take on Shakespeare fizzes and pops with laid-back chemistry.Read More
Netflix review: Great Expectations (2012)
October 3, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Mike Newell Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Holliday Grainger, Helena Bonham Carter, Raiph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Robbie Coltrane Watch online: Netflix UK
Great Expectations will be removed from Netflix UK on 25th December 2014.
As each new version of Great Expectations … Read More
VOD film review: Grabbers
October 1, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Jon Wright Cast: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey Certificate: 15 Watch Grabbers online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Who would win in a fight … Read More
VOD film review: Stories We Tell
October 1, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Sarah Polley Cast: Sarah Polley, Michael Polley, Diane Polley, Rebecca Jenkins Certificate: 12 Watch Stories We Tell online in the UK: MUBI UK / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 16 (Felina)
September 30, 2013 | Andrew Jones
Photo: © 2013 Sony Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Well, it’s over. Breaking Bad, the show no one wanted, then the show no one watched, now the show no one wants to finish, is finally over.
The story found … Read More
Why Firefly is the greatest TV show of all time
September 28, 2013 | Selina Pearson
Back in 2002, long before Avengers assembled and cabins were in woods, Joss Whedon took a break from dusting vampires and began a cult following that spread across the ether – on the internet, through word of mouth and DVD … Read More
VOD film review: Earthbound
September 28, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Alan Brennan Cast: Rafe Spall, Jenn Murray, Stephen Hogan, David Morrissey Watch Earthbound online in the UK: Rakuten TV
Last year, Safety Not Guaranteed landed at Sundance London. A film about a man who believed he could time travel, … Read More
Blu-ray review: Byzantium
September 28, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Neil Jordan Cast: Gemma Arterton, Saiorse Ronan, Daniel Mays, Caleb Landry Jones Certificate: 15 Buy on DVD Buy on Blu-ray
Neil Jordan’s Byzantium is a curious beast. A character drama disguised as a vampire film, it’s a powerful look … Read More
VOD film review: Mister John
September 27, 2013 | Chris Blohm
Aidan Gillen is excellent in this hypnotic, seductive trip into the psyche of a broken man.Read More
Why Entourage is the greatest TV show of all time
September 27, 2013 | James Butlin
As fans count down the days to Breaking Bad’s finale, we debate which TV show really is the greatest of all time – and tell you where you can watch them online. Today, James makes the case for Entourage.
It all … Read More
