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.
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws 2 (1978)
May 9, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Jaws 2 doesn’t improve on the greatest shark movie ever made, but it’s a decent sequel and an enjoyable creature feature in its own right.Read More
Batman: Looking back at Columbia’s 1943 series
May 8, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Columbia’s exciting 1943 Batman serial is fascinating for its degree of influence, but has some unfortunate problems.Read More
Navalny review: A timely, gripping documentary
May 7, 2022 | David Farnor
This documentary about the assassination attempt against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is a timely, gripping watch.Read More
All I Can Say review: A raw insight into 90s fame
May 7, 2022 | David Farnor
This tragic, raw documentary following the final years of Shannon Hoon gives us a first-hand insight into 90s fame.Read More
Great Freedom review: A powerful drama
May 7, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Franz Rogowski plays a gay German repeatedly arrested for “deviant practices” in this powerful prison drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Many Saints of Newark
May 6, 2022 | Martyn Conterio
David Chase’s prequel looks back at Tony Soprano’s formative years but keeps the mystery of his personality intact.Read More
VOD film review: Candyman (2021)
May 1, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Nia DaCosta’s artful horror sequel reflexively rewrites both the traditions of its own franchise and the white narratives of American history.Read More
VOD film review: Casablanca Beats
April 30, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Fiction and documentary are blurred in this engaging musical drama about hip hop students and their teacher.Read More
UK TV review: Undone Season 2
April 29, 2022 | Katherine McLaughlin
This moving, beautifully animated drama explores grief, regret, acceptance and abandonment with haunting intensity.Read More
VOD film review: The Velvet Queen
April 29, 2022 | David Farnor
This understated quest to photograph an elusive snow leopard in Tibet is a thoughtful, spellbinding ode to nature.Read More
