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.
Why The Dropout should be your next box set
March 10, 2022 | David FarnorAmanda Seyfried is perfectly cast in this timely, gripping tale of fraud, ambition and entrepreneurship gone wrong.Read More
Camp and colourful: Looking back at Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies
March 10, 2022 | David FarnorFrom Val Kilmer to George Clooney, the mid-90s saw Batman enter a new era and tone after Tim Burton’s live-action double-bill, with Joel Schumacher taking the helm. As camp as they were colourful, were they misjudged or misunderstood? We look … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 11 (Rogue Element)
March 9, 2022 | Neil BrazierThe Walking Dead goes all neo-noir in this conspiracy episode tinged with dark mystery.Read More
VOD film review: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
March 8, 2022 | Daniel BroadleySuppressed women in Chad share shelter and support in this intense, well-acted study of strength and sisterhood.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jallikattu (2019)
March 7, 2022 | Matthew TurnerAn escaped buffalo causes havoc for the menfolk of a remote Indian village in this acclaimed creature feature based on a short story.Read More
First look UK TV review: Bel-Air
March 7, 2022 | David FarnorSeason 2 premieres on 5th May 2023. This review is based on part of Season 1.
Now this is a story all about how a hit 90s sitcom got flipped, turned upside down – because yes, after Morgan Cooper filmed … Read More
First look UK TV review: Joe vs Carole
March 6, 2022 | David FarnorDespite a pair of committed performances, this uneven dramatisation of the Tiger King saga is lacking bite.Read More
VOD film review: West Side Story (2021)
March 6, 2022 | David FarnorSteven Spielberg’s lavish update of the iconic musical is cinema at its ravishing, dazzling, swooning best.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Yuni
March 6, 2022 | Jasmine ValentineA 16-year-old in Indonesia is determined to finish her education, despite pressure to get married, in this well-meaning but forgettable drama.Read More
VOD film review: Batman: The Long Halloween, Part 1 and 2
March 6, 2022 | Matthew TurnerBatman and Catwoman track a killer in this strikingly animated two-part adventure based on the acclaimed comic book run.Read More
















