Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Sunset
May 31, 2019 | David FarnorThis bewitchingly crafted period drama lacks in plot but is brimming with atmosphere.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: See You Yesterday
May 30, 2019 | Matthew TurnerStefon Bristol’s teenage time travel tale fuses sci-fi and social commentary to entertaining effect.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Perfection
May 28, 2019 | David FarnorDespite some dubious twists and turns, this trashy genre flick is enjoyably unpredictable.Read More
VOD film review: Starfish (2019)
May 28, 2019 | Anton BitelA.T. White’s beautiful, sad film uses apocalyptic genre tropes as an expressive tool for the isolating, dissociative processes of grief. Read More
VOD film review: XY Chelsea
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorThis intimate portrait of Chelsea Manning is interesting but leaves you wanting more.Read More
VOD film review: Glass
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorShyamalan’s unlikely comic book trilogy reaches an uneven but entertaining climax.Read More
VOD film review: Ralph Breaks the Internet
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorThis underwhelming animated sequel struggles to find depth in its dated online observations.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Doctor Strange (2007)
May 26, 2019 | Matthew TurnerDoctor Strange’s origin story forms the basis of this disappointingly dull animated adventure.Read More
VOD film review: The Quake
May 25, 2019 | David FarnorThis Scandisaster sequel is a cracking bit of popcorn cinema and one of the best disaster movies made in recent years.Read More
VOD film review: The Front Runner
May 25, 2019 | David FarnorJason Reitman’s drama about politics vs personal scandal is a well acted but misguided affair.Read More