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 UK TV review: Breaking Bad Season 2
July 9, 2013 | Ruby
For Season Two of Breaking Bad, the episode count almost doubles to a more conventional 13 episodes so you might think the writers would take their collective foot off the gas. Thankfully, they don’t, so we get to hang out … Read More
Amazon Prime film review: Broken
July 8, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Director: Rufus Norris Cast: Eloise Laurence, Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear Watch Broken online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Three sets of neighbours live down … Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Vikings Season 1, Episode 2
July 5, 2013 | David Farnor
“All things begin and end with stories…”
That’s Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) rousing the troops before they sail West. Why? To reach England of course, a land of untold riches. Or so the stories say – whoever wrote them has clearly … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 15
July 5, 2013 | Andrew JonesBlockheads. That’s the title of the finale of Arrested Development Season Four, which focuses mostly on George Michael’s life, as he is kicked out, not unlike his father, from the dorm, moves into Sudden Valley, where his father used to … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Maniac (2012)
July 4, 2013 | David Farnor
Elijah Wood is disturbingly good in this unsettling, horrifying remake.Read More
VOD film review: Oz the Great and Powerful
July 3, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Director: Sam Raimi Cast: James Franco, Rachel Weisz Certificate: 12 Watch Oz the Great and Powerful online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
An introduction to how exactly a bit … Read More
Netflix UK film review: This Is 40
July 3, 2013 | Chris Bryant
Judd Apatow’s likeable comedy chronicles the guilty pleasures and guilty pains of family life.Read More
VOD film review: Star Trek (2009)
July 2, 2013 | David Farnor
This fast, fun reboot for the USS Enterprise is a treat for fans and newcomers alike.Read More
VOD film review: A Field in England
July 2, 2013 | David Farnor
Ben Wheatley’s supernatural fistful of horrors is brilliantly terrifying – and terrifyingly brilliant.Read More
