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.
Why you should be watching Big Zuu’s Big Eats
July 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Big Zuu’s winning fusion of cooking series and talk show is a charming, unassuming treat.Read More
VOD film review: AV The Hunt
July 6, 2022 | Anton Bitel
A Turkish woman is on the run from her male relatives in this tense state-of-the-nation survival thriller.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder in the Alps
July 5, 2022 | Helen Archer
Regurgitating inaccurate information rather than critiquing it, this misleading true crime documentary is a frustrating, manipulative affair.Read More
Classic Doctor Who: Politics in time and space
July 3, 2022 | Mark Harrison
Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More
VOD film review: Murina
July 2, 2022 | David Farnor
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s gorgeously shot debut is a gripping sunlit noir fuelled by simmering family tensions.Read More
The Time Traveler’s Wife review: Surprising and challenging TV
July 2, 2022 | Mark Harrison
For better or worse, Steven Moffat’s faithful, challenging and surprising adaptation of the hit novel is always compelling. Read More
VOD film review: Benedetta
July 1, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Spiritual quest for the divine, or softcore salaciousness? Paul Verhoeven’s knowing nunsploitation flick lets you decide.Read More
Disney+ UK review: Only Murders in the Building Season 2
June 29, 2022 | David Farnor
Season 2 of this witty whodunnit still crackles with suspense, heart and self-aware humour.Read More
Jaws: Looking back at the first summer blockbuster
June 29, 2022 | David Farnor
Steven Spielberg’s influential summer blockbuster is still swimming with tension.Read More
VOD film review: Mad God
June 29, 2022 | Mark Harrison
30 years in the making, this stop-motion passion project is an artfully grotesque odyssey.Read More
