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.
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
VOD film review: Compartment No 6
April 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Juho Kuosmanen tale of strangers on a train is a bittersweet, brilliantly performed study of human connection.Read More
VOD film review: All the Old Knives
April 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton’s sparky chemistry brings layers to this conventional spy thriller.Read More
