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: Scream (2022)
April 15, 2022 | David Farnor
This scary, entertaining sequel is a knowing win for franchise fans.Read More
VOD film review: Choose or Die (2022)
April 15, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Toby Meakins’ feature debut uses a cursed 80s video game to play out a generational legacy of socioeconomic injustice.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Dennis The Menace (1993)
April 15, 2022 | Mark Harrison
This US comedy based on the Hank Mitchell comic strip lacks Gnashers but makes up for it with irresistible slapstick and startling pathos.Read More
VOD film review: See You Then
April 15, 2022 | Cathy Brennan
A work of refreshing maturity on the differences between cis and trans women.Read More
VOD film review: The Cellar
April 15, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Brendan Muldowney’s creaky haunted house movie takes a family down a familiar staircase to hell.Read More
Why Hullraisers should be your next box set
April 14, 2022 | David Farnor
In a week where Taskmaster and Derry Girls both return to our screens, it’d be all too easy for a new comedy series to be drowned out by the heavyweights. That, you suspect, won’t happen to Hullraisers, a hilarious new … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 16 (Acts of God)
April 13, 2022 | Neil Brazier
The Walking Dead’s final mid-season finale is redeemed by its brilliantly loathsome villain.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
April 12, 2022 | Helen Archer
This shallow dive into Jimmy Savile’s crimes is full of excuses more than scrutiny of establishment cover-ups.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Eye of the Beast (2007)
April 11, 2022 | Matthew Turner
James Van Der Beek takes on a giant squid in this surprisingly decent creature feature.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Bubble
April 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Judd Apatow’s overblown and underwhelming pandemic comedy bursts on arrival.Read More
