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: Rust and Bone
August 2, 2013 | David Farnor
An anti-Free Willy that’s nasty and depressing – but strangely, wonderfully uplifting.Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 3
August 2, 2013 | David Farnor
“Tell it to the frogs.” It sounds silly, but Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) means it when she says it to Shane (Jon Bernthal). Why? Because she’s just been reunited with her husband, Rick (Andrew Lincoln).
Yes, only three episodes into … Read More
VOD film review: A Late Quartet
August 1, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Yaron Zilberman Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots, Nina Lee Certificate: 15 Watch A Late Quartet online in the UK: BBC iPlayer / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
VOD film review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
July 31, 2013 | David Farnor
A darkly fun, but disappointingly formulaic comedyRead More
Netflix review: The Killing (US) – Season One
July 31, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Photo: AMC
Who killed Rosie Larsen? This is the question that drives The Killing and its protagonist, Detective Sarah Linden (Mirieille Enos). Her new partner, ex-undercover Narc Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman), is assigned to the case, while she is tasked … Read More
VOD film review: Super 8
July 30, 2013 | David Farnor
As meta as Cloverfield and as moving as The Goonies.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Breaking Bad Season 3
July 29, 2013 | Ruby
This season begins where Season Two left off, in the aftermath of a mid-air plane collision, caused by a grieving air-traffic controller. With the tragedy affecting the whole community (some more than others), out of the sombre tone comes the … Read More
VOD film review: In the House
July 26, 2013 | Philip W Bayles
A story about storytelling, this is witty and creepy in equal measure.Read More
VOD film review: Post Tenebras Lux
July 26, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Carlos Reygadas Cast: Adolfo Jimenez Castro, Nathalia Acevedo Certificate: 18 Watch online: Film4oD / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV Buy from Amazon: £10.30
There’s something about cinema, more than any art form, that mimics memory. From Tabu and … Read More
VOD film review: The Paperboy
July 25, 2013 | David Farnor
A star-studded cast and enjoyable strange script make Lee Daniels’ feisty, humid thriller an unlikely pleasure.Read More
