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 film review: Fast & Furious
June 1, 2013 | David FarnorSolid stunts and shiny vehicles make for an entertaining 10 minutes. The rest is just exhaust.Read More
Netflix / VOD film review: Blood
May 31, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Nick Murphy
Cast: Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Brian Cox, Mark Strong
Certificate: 15
Watch online: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV
One of the best things about video on-demand is the way it gives indie films a chance to reach a wider audience. This week, BBC Films releases Blood into a handful of UK cinemas. Nowhere near London? Luckily, you can still watch it on video on-demand – and it’s definitely worth it. Read More
Netflix UK review: Hemlock Grove (Season 1)
May 29, 2013 | Chris Blohm“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”
– Bram Stoker, Dracula
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
– Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
“Bring it on, fur-ass!”
– Charlaine Harris, From Dead to Worse
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 6
May 29, 2013 | Andrew JonesA second George Sr. episode, Double Crossers, follows on from the lackluster first instalment, as we see what George and brother Oscar began to do after their colony collapsed.
Paying off Herman Caine-type politician Herbert Love (Terry Crewes) to support … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 5
May 29, 2013 | Andrew JonesOh, Tobias.
The former analrapist is having A New Start in A New Start. He even has a licence plate to that effect, as we find out what he did when his wife began to pull away from him, his … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 4
May 28, 2013 | Andrew JonesMichael’s second episode, titled The B. Team, jumps this season back to some of the light, silly Hollywood laugh-in stuff that we used to enjoy. It takes Michael to Imagine Entertainment, where the long-gestated Bluth family movie from the end … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 3
May 28, 2013 | Andrew JonesIndian Takers puts us in the focus of Lindsey Bluth-Fünke, who, as devotees may remember, had her world shattered at the end of Season Three when she found out she was adopted and – worse – 40 years old.
Living with this … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 2
May 28, 2013 | Andrew JonesBorderline Personalities brings in Arrested Development’s well known political slant to Season Four. No longer related to the Bush administration, Season Four opts for a look at US immigration and George Sr.’s wranglings to build a wall on the border … Read More
Netflix review: Lore
May 28, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Catherine Shortland Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Kal Malina Watch online: Apple TV (iTunes) / Netflix UK
It’s not easy growing up as a teenager. But try growing up at the end of World War II with Nazis for parents. Facing … Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 1
May 27, 2013 | Andrew JonesFlight of the Phoenix is our opener for this new series of Arrested Development, where, after many years, we return to the life of Michael Bluth, who is facing his darkest hour: out of pocket, out of options, out of … Read More















