Posts By Luke Channell
Brassic Season 2 review: Bigger, bolder, sillier
May 14, 2020 | Luke ChannellBrassic’s absurdly entertaining second season is bigger, bolder, sillier – and still refreshingly authentic.Read More
MUBI UK film review: The Truth
March 20, 2020 | Luke ChannellCatherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche are a constant delight in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s wistful, warm and witty family portrait.Read More
Netflix UK film review: All the Bright Places
February 28, 2020 | Luke ChannellThis emotionally unengaging teen drama fails to engage meaningfully with its subject matter.Read More
Ad Astra review: Profound, visually sumptuous sci-fi
January 29, 2020 | Luke ChannellBrad Pitt is magnificent in James Gray’s profound and visually sumptuous sci-fi.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Wounds
October 14, 2019 | Luke ChannellDirector: Babak Anvari Cast: Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz Certificate: TBC Watch Wounds online in the UK: Netflix UK
Babak Anvari’s first feature, Under the Shadow, brilliantly blended nerve-jangling scares with the oppressive politics of its Iranian setting to … Read More
VOD film review: Beats
September 17, 2019 | Luke ChannellA surprisingly poignant, brilliantly acted coming-of-ager.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Am Mother
June 16, 2019 | Luke ChannellThis intriguing, intelligent sci-fi thriller is buoyed by a trio of compelling female leads.Read More
The Rain Season 2 loses sight of what made it fun
June 9, 2019 | Luke ChannellThis disappointing second season loses sight of what made Netflix’s apocalyptic thriller fun in the first place. Read More
Why Love, Death + Robots should be on your watchlist
March 26, 2019 | Luke ChannellNetflix’s dark sci-fi anthology is full of enthralling narratives and visual wonder – and some gratuitous nudity.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Ozark Season 2
September 7, 2018 | Luke ChannellOzark’s bloated sophomore season is well-acted, but lacks humour and urgency.Read More