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.
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
VOD film review: Belle (2021)
June 28, 2022 | Jasmine Valentine
Visual spectacle and hard-hitting themes make this timely take on Beauty and the Beast a feast for the eyes and heart.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
June 27, 2022 | Matthew Turner
The third Jaws sequel is more fun than its terrible reputation suggests – but only just.Read More
VOD film review: Fire Island
June 26, 2022 | David Farnor
Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang shine in this bright and breezy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.Read More
