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.
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 11
June 12, 2013 | Andrew JonesA New Attitude is our second episode with GOB Bluth and moving on from the catch-up between now and Season Three, we find GOB in a decent place. He may not be on track with son Steve Holt – Steve … Read More
VOD film review: The Expendables 2
June 12, 2013 | David FarnorA newfound sense of humour makes this sequel highly entertaining – and some of time, that’s intentional.Read More
DVD review: Blood
June 10, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Nick Murphy Cast: Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Brian Cox, Mark Strong Certificate: 15 RRP: £TBC
The Film
Paul Bettany walks into a room. It’s a police station. He’s a policeman, called Joe. But there’s something that’s not quite right … Read More
VOD film review: Lincoln
June 9, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Steven Spielberg Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field Certificate: 12 Watch Lincoln online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
When it comes to Steven Spielberg, his produce … Read More
Zero Dark Thirty: Gripping and grounded cinema
June 9, 2013 | David FarnorKathryn Bigelow’s tense retelling of the hunt for Bin Laden is a gripping, grounded and grim piece of cinema.Read More
VOD film review: The Cabin in the Woods
June 8, 2013 | Chris BryantDrew Goddard’s satire of the horror genre is an entertaining blitz of horror and laughs.Read More
Amazon Prime film review: Coco Before Chanel
June 8, 2013 | David FarnorAudrey Tautou oozes class in this uneven but captivating biopic.Read More
Netflix review: Priceless
June 8, 2013 | Philip W BaylesDirector: Pierre Salvadori Cast: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff Watch online: Netflix
With Audrey Tautou’s Thérèse Desqueyroux out in cinemas now, we look back at some of Audrey’s other films available on VOD.
Pierre Salvadori’s Priceless is, … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 10
June 7, 2013 | Andrew JonesQueen B. finds us about two-thirds through the new season of Arrested Development and the focus is on Lucille, from her post-boat debacle to her court case and imprisonment in various locales as she finds ways to keep the company … Read More
Netflix UK / VOD film review: Village at the End of the World
June 6, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Sarah Gavron Watch Village at the End of the World online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV
The Inuit language has hundreds of words for snow. So goes the urban legend. But what’s … Read More