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.
House of Guinness: Peaky Blinders meets Succession
September 28, 2025 | David Farnor
Peaky Blinders meets Succession in Steven Knight’s slick, stylish, violent and surprisingly thoughtful period drama.Read More
The Hack: An engrossing drama
September 28, 2025 | David Farnor
David Tennant and Toby Jones are magnetic in ITV’s engrossing factual drama about the newspaper hacking scandal.Read More
The Fantastic Four: First Steps: A bright and breezy joy
September 25, 2025 | Ivan Radford
Marvel’s bright and breezy ensemble adventure is a heartfelt, funny and grounded delight.Read More
Highest 2 Lowest: A gripping moral thriller
September 21, 2025 | Ivan Radford
Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for this gripping thriller about art, power, morals and money.Read More
Why Slow Horses should be your next box set
September 21, 2025 | David Farnor
This enjoyably low-key thriller is an entertaining walk on the shabby side of spying.Read More
Why you should catch up with The Morning Show
September 14, 2025 | David Farnor
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon shine in Apple TV+’s witty and entertaining newsroom drama.Read More
Why you should catch up with Only Murders in the Building
September 7, 2025 | David Farnor
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are a delight to watch in this warm and witty true crime comedy.Read More
The Thursday Murder Club: Mostly harmless
August 30, 2025 | David Farnor
This mostly harmless adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel loses its fun and mystery in translation.Read More
Superman: A breath of fresh air
August 27, 2025 | Ivan Radford
James Gunn’s fresh, funny and fun take on Superman is grounded in imperfection, kindness and humanity.Read More
Why you should be watching Channel 4’s The Jury: Murder Trial
August 26, 2025 | Ivan Radford
Channel 4’s reality TV series is a gripping, unsettling exploration of trial by jury.Read More
